In a study published in the journal Insects, biologists at Hiroshima University ... reveal that certain mutations have made them resistant to insecticides. The research team examined both ...

The new pesticide creates a strong 'evolutionary pressure' meaning that only insects with the mutation for resistance can survive. This pressure causes the mutation to spread quickly through the ...

which leads to cell lysis and ultimately insect death[3]. Moreover, the fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) has emerged as a significant pest resistant to Bt corn, particularly due to mutations ...