The Ever-Tenuous Success of Plants Engineered To Kill Insect Foes
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The cotton bollworm is a voracious pest that damages many crops, including cotton, but also corn, soybeans and tomatoes.
The cotton bollworm is a voracious pest that damages many crops, including cotton, but also corn, soybeans and tomatoes.
In 2006, a small airplane started buzzing each cotton field in Arizona, a thin, dust-like cloud trailing behind it.