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Areawide Suppression of European Corn Borer with Bt Maize Reaps Savings to Non-Bt Maize Growers

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Hutchison, W. D., Burkness, E. C., Mitchell, P. D., Moon, R. D., Leslie, T. W., Fleischer, S. J., Abrahamson, M., Hamilton, K. L. +10 more·2010·Science
DOI 10.1126/science.1190242
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Economic Benefits of Bt Maize: Maize containing a transgenically expressed toxin originating from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt maize) is planted across the United States to combat insect herbivory. Non-Bt Maize is also planted alongside Bt maize fields to provide refuges for the insects, which helps to prevent resistance to Bt maize from evolving. Hutchison et al. (p. 222 ; see the Perspective by Tabashnik ) analyzed how Bt maize affected the economic impact of the European corn borer moth in the midwestern United States, as well as its population dynamics. Larval density, a predictor of corn borer population size, has dropped in correlation with the percentage of Bt maize planted. In the highest Bt maize producing state, the positive effects of Bt maize in controlling insect herbivore populations extended to non-Bt maize. Furthermore, the decrease in insect populations demonstrated an overall economic benefit outweighing the overall extra costs associated with planting Bt maize.

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  • Large-scale changes in agriculture, including the widespread adoption of GM crops, affect non-adopting farmers through changes in crop prices and environmental spillovers.

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    The Abstract reports that widespread Bt maize use is associated with areawide pest suppression and substantial benefits to non-Bt maize growers, supporting an effect on non-adopters through a spillover. The Caveats section says the analysis does not account for price effects resulting from supply and demand shifts, so it does not establish the claimed crop-price pathway. (LLM, conf=0.88)

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  • Bt crops can reduce target pest populations over broad scales, resulting in reduced damage on both GE and non-GE crops in the region.

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Hutchison, W. D., Burkness, E. C., Mitchell, P. D., Moon, R. D., Leslie, T. W., Fleischer, S. J., Abrahamson, M., Hamilton, K. L., Steffey, K. L., Gray, M. E., Hellmich, R. L., Kaster, L. V., Hunt, T. E., Wright, R. J., Pecinovsky, K., Rabaey, T. L., Flood, B. R., & Raun, E. S.
Affiliations
  • University of Minnesota (US)
  • University of Wisconsin–Madison (US)
  • Long Island University (US)
  • Pennsylvania State University (US)
  • Minnesota Department of Agriculture (US)
  • Wisconsin Department of Agriculture Trade and Consumer Protection (US)
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign (US)
  • Agricultural Research Service (US)
  • Syngenta Seeds Inc., Slater, IA 50244, USA.
  • Department of Entomology, University of Nebraska, NEREC, Haskell Agricultural Laboratory, Concord, NE 68728, USA.
  • University of Nebraska–Lincoln (US)
  • Iowa State University (US)
  • General Mills (United States) (US)
  • Del Monte Foods, Rochelle, IL 61068, USA.
  • Pest Management Co., Lincoln, NE 68506, USA.
Corresponding author
  • Hutchison, W. D.
  • Steffey, K. L.
  • Raun, E. S.
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Venue
Science
Publisher
American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
Published
2010-10-08
Volume
330
Issue
6001
Pages
222-225
ISSN
  • 0036-8075 (ISSN-L)
  • 1095-9203
DOI
10.1126/science.1190242
OpenAlex
W2152059910
Cited by
759
References
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FWCI
19.92
Type
journal article
Language
en
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Locations
  • Science (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Lincoln (University of Nebraska) (submittedVersion)
  • Iowa State University Digital Repository (Iowa State University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Life Sciences › Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology › Molecular Biology › Insect Resistance and Genetics
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Plant Science › Genetically Modified Organisms Research
  • Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Insect Science › Insect-Plant Interactions and Control
Keywords
Ostrinia nubilalis, Bt maize, Bacillus thuringiensis, insect resistance management, pest population suppression, genetically modified crops, per capita growth
MeSH terms
Bacillus thuringiensis Toxins, Animals, Bacillus thuringiensis, Bacterial Proteins, Zea mays, Endotoxins, Hemolysin Proteins, Insecticide Resistance, Moths, Pest Control, Biological, Population Density, Population Dynamics, Midwestern United States, Crops, Agricultural, Plants, Genetically Modified

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