PARIS: More pest species are becoming resistant to the most popular type of genetically-modified, insect-repellent crops, but not in areas where farmers follow expert advice, a study said.

The paper delves into a key aspect of so-called Bt corn and cotton—plants that carry a gene to make them exude a bacterium called Bacillus thuringiensis, which is toxic to insects.

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