LOS ANGELES --- In a case of evolution outfoxing agricultural biotechnology, a voracious rootworm that was supposed to be poisoned by genetically-modified corn has become resistant to the toxins produced by the plant. Populations of western corn rootworms, which used to cause billions of dollars in damage to U.S. crops, plummeted across the
Toxin-Resistant Corn Pest Thwarts Genetic Engineering Efforts
Due to farmer error and poor enforcement on the part of biotech companies, a pest that should have been poisoned by GMO corn has become resistant to the toxins.