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05.12.2011 | permalink
Monsanto GE corn may be failing to kill rootworms in 4 U.S. States, EPA says
Rootworms in Iowa, Illinois, Minnesota and Nebraska are suspected of developing tolerance to the plants’ insecticide, based on documented cases of severe crop damage and reports from entomologists, the EPA said in a memo dated Nov. 22 and posted Nov. 30 on a government website. Monsanto’s program for monitoring suspected cases of resistance is “inadequate,” the EPA said. “Resistance is suspected in at least some portions of four states in which ‘unexpected damage’ reports originated,” the EPA said in the memo, which reviewed damage reports.
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- St. Louis Post-Dispatch, USA: Damage to Monsanto corn found in more states
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- eNews Park Forest, USA: EPA seeks information on resistance in genetically engineered plants
