According to a new study, the cotton bollworm also experiences such changing tastes, with the larvae and adult forms of the creature having different sugar-sensing systems. A global pest, the cotton ...

Dominant point mutation in a tetraspanin gene associated with field-evolved resistance of cotton bollworm to transgenic Bt cotton. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2018; 201812138 ...

The larvae and adult forms of the cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) adopt different sugar-sensing systems to satisfy their requirements for food selection, according to new research.

With the inception of the Pakistan Central Cotton Committee in 1948 a large number of promising varieties and strains were developed. Among the new upland varieties M-100, H- 59-1 [Qalandry], S-59 ...

Scientists have found that the cotton bollworm, which is also known as the corn earworm to corn growers, has developed resistance to the first generation Bt trait, Cry1A, that’s been added to ...

Transgenic cotton and sterile insect releases synergize eradication of pink bollworm a century after it invaded the United States. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 2021; 118 (1 ...

This story is from October 6, 2021 Three states' cotton crop under pink bollworm attack, scientists discuss the way forward Neel Kamal / TNN / Oct 6, 2021, 10:44 IST Share AA ...

There has been an outbreak of pink bollworm in Punjab and farmers have questioned the quality of Bt cotton seeds. In Punjab, a young farmer even committed suicide on Sunday.

Nitin Jain Ludhiana, June 30 The pink bollworm infestation has damaged up to 15 per cent of the early-sown cotton crop aged between 60 and 80 days, which is most prone to the pest, a survey has ...

Pink bollworm is a pest of the cotton crop, particularly in Punjab, causing yield losses. In Punjab, pink bollworm infestations have led to significant economic losses for farmers, even impacting ...

Tribune News Service Bathinda, September 3 Around 100 acres of cotton crop has come under pink bollworm attack in Jodhpur Romana village in Bathinda district. Farmers alleged that cotton bolls ...

There is not much merit in claims on cotton seed quality, said PAU expert Vijay Kumar, pointing to varied incidence of bollworm attack in different districts of Punjab. (HT File Photo) ...