Widespread adoption of Bt cotton and insecticide decrease promotes biocontrol services

Yanhui Lu, Kongming Wu (), Yuying Jiang, Yuyuan Guo and Nicolas Desneux
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Yanhui Lu: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193 China
Kongming Wu: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193 China
Yuying Jiang: National Agro-Technical Extension and Service Center, Beijing, 100026 China
Yuyuan Guo: State Key Laboratory for Biology of Plant Diseases and Insect Pests, Institute of Plant Protection, Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences, Beijing, 100193 China
Nicolas Desneux: French National Institute for Agricultural Research (INRA), UMR1355-ISA, 400 route des chappes, 06903 Sophia-Antipolis, France

Nature, 2012, vol. 487, issue 7407, 362-365

Abstract: The widespread use of Bt crops reduces the outbreaks of certain targeted pests and the need for insecticide use, leading to enhanced biocontrol of other potential pest species in the Bt crops; neighbouring non-Bt crops may also benefit.

Date: 2012
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