GM corn loses its edge against pests

New Scientist, September 13, 2012

You cnat keep a bad pest down. Corn rootworms in the US may have developed a resistence to a protective chemical made by a genetically modified corn. The US Environmental Protection Agency announced last week that it plans to investigate the pest resilience. Read more...

Organic farms better at potato beetle control

ENN, November 03, 2010

A study suggesting that organic agriculture gives better pest control and larger plants than conventional farming is sure to reignite longstanding debates about the merits of organic versus conventional agriculture. It also highlights an often-neglected aspect of biodiversity. "Organic agriculture promotes more balanced communities of predators," says David Crowder, author of the new study published today in Nature. Read more...