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Genetic hitchhiking and resistance evolution to transgenic Bt toxins: insights from the African stalk borer Busseola fusca (Noctuidae).
Heredity - 1 Apr 2017
Campagne P, Capdevielle-Dulac C, Pasquet R, Cornell S J, Kruger M, Silvain J-F, LeRü B, Van den Berg J
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Since transgenic crops expressing Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins were first released, resistance evolution leading to failure in control of pests populations has been observed in a number of species. Field resistance of the moth Busseola fusca was acknowledged 8 years after Bt maize was introduced in South Africa. Since then, field resistance of this corn borer has been observed at several locations, raising...
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