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Maize stalk borer evolves resistance to GM crops

By Gatonye Gathura

Kenya: One of the most destructive maize pests – the stalk borer – has figured out a way of safely feeding on genetically modified crops even when farmers apply recently recommended strategies in managing the new generation of hard-to-kill insects.

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