Scientists have released a "self-limiting," genetically engineered moth in hopes of curbing crop damage. The diamondback moth (Plutella xylostella) can absolutely wreck brassicas—a plant genus that ...

LONDON - Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other ...

(CN) – Scientists have conducted the first successful field release experiment of a genetically modified moth that could fundamentally change how crops are protected from pests. The study, published ...

Diamondback moths can wipe out entire fields of crops and ruin farmers. They’re also the pests most resistant to insecticides and crops genetically modified to kill them. Farmers, however, might soon ...

A research team from the Nanjing Agricultural University in Nanjing, China, and the Max Planck Institute for Chemical Ecology in Jena, Germany, showed that isothiocyanates produced by cruciferous ...

The diamondback moth (DBM), Plutella xylostella, is one of the most destructive insect pests of cole crops (prefers cabbage, cauliflower, kale, and broccoli). Globally, the annual management cost of ...

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