Tag: resistance management
Refuge-in-the-Bag Strategy for Managing Insect Resistance to BT Maize
Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) is a common soil-dwelling bacterium, which can produce insecticidal proteins. Most of these Bt proteins are specifically toxic to some insect pests. Sprayable Bt insecticide formulations have been used for control of agricultural and health pests for many years, especially in organic farming. Bt insecticides are considered safe to the environment, people, […]
Update on Adoption of Glyphosate-tolerant Sugar Beet in the United States
Abstract The United States (US) is one of the world’s largest users of sugar (sucrose). In 2013, 11,396,000 metric tonnes, raw value of sugar were used domestically in the US. About 46% of this sugar was produced from sugar beet grown in the US and the remainder was from cane sugar produced in the US […]
