Pink Bollworm, a Global Pest of Cotton (IMAGE)

University of Copenhagen - Faculty of Science

Pink Bollworm, a Global Pest of Cotton

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The pink bollworm, a global pest of cotton, has evolved resistance to genetically modified cotton in India, but not in Arizona where farmers have planted refuges of conventional cotton to reduce selection for resistance.

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Alex Yelich, University of Arizona

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