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  2. Bt cotton - Wikipedia

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    After the introduction of Bt cotton in northern China, non-target pests such as mirid bugs (Heteroptera: Miridae) became more abundant, because less pesticides were sprayed. [14] In 2013, a second issue being seen across the world, was the development of Bt resistant pests limiting the usefulness of Bt crops.

  3. Bacillus thuringiensis - Wikipedia

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    The increase in sucking pests depended on local temperature and rainfall conditions and increased in half the villages studied. The increase in insecticide use for the control of these secondary insects was far smaller than the reduction in total insecticide use due to Bt cotton adoption. [91]

  4. Pink bollworm - Wikipedia

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    It reached the cotton belt in the southern United States by the 1920s. It was a major pest in the cotton fields of the southern California deserts. The USDA announced in 2018 [2] that it had been eradicated from the continental United States, through the synergistic combination of using transgenic Bt cotton and releasing sterile males. [3]

  5. Biological pest control - Wikipedia

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    In cotton production, the replacement of broad-spectrum insecticides with selective control measures such as Bt cotton can create a more favorable environment for natural enemies of cotton pests due to reduced insecticide exposure risk. Such predators or parasitoids can control pests not affected by the Bt protein. Reduced prey quality and ...

  6. Helicoverpa armigera - Wikipedia

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    It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). [2] [1] The larvae feed on a wide range of plants, including many important cultivated crops. It is a major pest in cotton and one of the most polyphagous and cosmopolitan pest species.

  7. West Africa counts on chemicals to curb new cotton pest - AOL

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    The Indian cotton jassid or Amrasca biguttula insect appeared as if from nowhere across much of the region's cotton belt in 2022-23, injecting a toxin into the plants that led to a near 25% ...