One of the major public concerns about transgenic crops is their effect on non-target organisms. The results of a number of studies have demonstrated that the effects of transgenic crops on non-target organisms including natural enemies and other arthropods are likely to be much less severe than those of the broad-spectrum insecticides. Effect # 1. […]
Effects of Transgenic Crops on Non-Target Organisms | Pest Management
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Host Plant Resistance by IPM | Pest Management
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Host plant resistance as a method of insect pest control in the context of IPM has a great potential than any other method of pest suppression. The use of insect resistant cultivars improves the efficiency of other pest management practices, including the synthetic insecticides. In some cases, it is the only practical and effective method […]
Resistance in Pests to Transgenics | Pest Management
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The insects are exposed to the toxin proteins in transgenic crops throughout the feeding cycle and season, and as a result, the insect populations are under continuous selection pressure. As the toxins are expressed in all parts of the plant, there is a serious threat of rapid development of resistance in insect pests. Toxin production […]