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Transgenic cotton drives insect boom

Secondary pests could undermine initial benefits of Bt cotton.

After 7 years of planting cotton genetically engineered to kill bollworms, other insects have boomed so much on Chinese farms that their owners are losing money.

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Posted by Nicola Jones on July 25, 2006 06:50 PM |

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Human always kill other species for their own benefit.But who care about the insect,the so-called pest's living?
I do not think it is a good idea that we produce a second genetation plant to kill the other pest.Many years later,do we need the 3rd,4th...GM plants to kill all the insects on our planet?

Posted by: Qi Yafei | July 26, 2006 08:51 AM

even in india the bt cotton crop has ruined the farmers. thus the great success is now proving as an economic and scientific failure

Posted by: swati vyas | July 26, 2006 01:43 PM

All endeavors, such as GM crops, have risk/benefit ratios. Every GM crop must be assessed individually in this regard, but the particular must not be generalized (i.e.: to all GM crops).

Posted by: David E Clarke | August 1, 2006 05:39 PM

All endeavors, such as GM crops, have risk/benefit ratios. Every GM crop must be assessed individually in this regard, but the particular must not be generalized (i.e.: to all GM crops).

Posted by: David E Clarke | August 1, 2006 05:39 PM

This is a problem with a past,similar problems have occured when plants have been introduced to an enviroment not native to them in an effort to eradicate another problem species,I dont think any such efforts have had expected outcomes usually causing more harm than good.Seems like Gm pushers are blinded to the facts by
£/$.

Posted by: stinky | October 12, 2006 11:23 AM

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