Carrots emerging from soil (Image credit: Shutterstock). While all plants can be the targets of pests, some varieties are naturally more resistant to their damage than others.

Integrated pest management has had some successes, but pesticides are still the world's most popular way to kill pests. Something to ponder the next time you can't seem to kill a cockroach. Videos ...

When resistance is "selected," cancer cells or insects with resistant traits to treatment or pesticides, respectively, ...

For example, in Canada, practical resistance reducing the efficacy of Bt corn against this pest in the field was not evident after 21 years of exposure to Bt corn producing Cry1Ab whereas ...

Tma12 binds to the chitin polymers that are a major component of insects’ exoskeletons. After isolating the gene that encodes Tma12, the authors created a transgenic cotton plant that expressed it.

November 26, 2008 Two-phase microbial resistance: the example of insects ...

What comes to mind when you think of beneficial insects in your yard? Observant gardeners will often name one of the ...

Smarter toxins help crops fight resistant pests Date: October 10, 2011 Source: University of Arizona Summary: An international collaboration has found that a small genetic manipulation restores ...

For example, it often leads to resistant creatures experiencing poorer growth. When there's stronger rivalry, only 40 instead of 75 percent percent of mosquitoes hold the resistance gene after six ...

Integrated pest management has had some successes, but pesticides are still the world's most popular way to kill pests. Something to ponder the next time you can't seem to kill a cockroach. Videos ...

When resistance is "selected," cancer cells or insects with resistant traits to treatment or pesticides, respectively, survive and reproduce, while the others are eliminated. Over time, resistant ...