WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Planting Bt corn fence row to fence row could potentially eliminate it from farmers' list of options for pest control, two Purdue University entomologists warn. The corn is ...

Is genetically modified corn a honeybee killer? A German beekeeper sounds the alarm: Sick bees don't fare well on an intensive diet of poison.

The two most common genetically modified crops are Bt corn, which is bioengineered to produce a protein that kills the European corn borer, and soybeans that are modified to tolerate specific brands ...

Scientists report that a genetically engineered corn crop has failed to kill the corn rootworm — the pest it was designed to stop. This may be the most serious threat to a genetically modified ...

Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, scientists said ...

The largest, highest quality analysis of data ever conducted reveals that genetically modified Bt corn has little impact on nontarget insects and other organisms, especially compared to growing ...

A new study suggests that genetically modified sweet corn is better for the environment because it requires fewer pesticide applications than conventional corn.

The genetically modified plants, Bt corn, have had an economic benefit of $6.9 billion during the past 14 years in the five Upper Midwest corn-producing states studied, the researchers concluded.

An increasing number of crops commercially grown today are genetically modified (GM) to resist insect pests and/or tolerate herbicides. Although Bt corn is one of the most commonly grown GM crops ...

The Bt gene, as it is called, is a genetic code for assembling proteins that kill certain harmful insects. It has no effect on beneficial insects and animals. “It’s the biggest technological ...

Until Bt corn was genetically altered to be poisonous to the pests, rootworms used to cause billions of dollars in damage to U.S. crops.