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As Biotech Seed Falters, Insecticide Use Surges In Corn Belt

2013-07-09 09:39:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed

National Public Radio: Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing arsenal of modern agriculture. We've reported on earlier phases of this battle: The discovery of rootworms resistant to one type of genetically engineered corn, and an appeal from scientists for the government to limit the use of this new corn to preserve the effectiveness of its protection against rootworm....

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