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Use of GM cotton linked to rise in aphid numbers

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SciDev.net

Publication Date
2013-04-09

In an unexpected trade-off, the cultivation of cotton that has been genetically engineered to reduce caterpillar damage by producing its own insecticide has been linked to higher numbers of another pest — aphids.

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http://www.scidev.net/en/agriculture-and-environment/gm-crops/news/use-of-gm-cotton-linked-to-rise-in-aphid-numbers.html