Re: GMO corn and pesticides

**C* E* <c*@catrionatudorerler.com>**

Darn.  This morning it was available.  Basically it is as you say:  the corn root worm has adapted to the GMO seed, so now farmers are using both GMO corn seed plus additional pesticides.  Here's a summary of the Wall Street Journal report from another source: http://grist.org/news/chemical-creep-farmers-return-to-pesticides-as-gmo-corn-loses-bug-resistance/
Catriona
On May 24, 2013, at 3:47 AM, "Daryl" <dp2413@comcast.net> wrote:

> The article is only available to subscribers. Can you give us the gist?   I 
> remember reading some time ago that corn root worm was one of those that are 
> now "immune" to GMO Bt crops in some areas.
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> Daryl Pulis
> Manager, CompuServe/Netscape Gardening Forum
> (The oldest gardening forum on the web)
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> 
> 
>>> Interesting new developments in the world of big agribusiness. 
>>> http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323463704578496923254944066.html
> Catriona <<
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