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Pest-Resistant Corn No Longer Resisting Pests

Aaron Gassmann is an entomologist at Iowa State University. He explains that genetically modified corn in Iowa is losing its pest resistance. This is the first instance that the western corn root worm has outsmarted a pest-resistant crop.

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By Evan Kleiman • May 12, 2014 • 1 min read

Aaron Gassmann is an entomologist at Iowa State University. He explains that genetically modified corn in Iowa is losing its pest resistance. This is the first instance that the western corn root worm has outsmarted a pest-resistant crop.

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Pest-Resistant Corn No Longer Resisting Pests

Aaron Gassmann is an entomologist at Iowa State University. He explains that genetically modified corn in Iowa is losing its pest resistance. This is the first instance that the western corn root worm has outsmarted a pest-resistant crop.

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Pest-Resistant Corn No Longer Resisting Pests

Aaron Gassmann is an entomologist at Iowa State University. He explains that genetically modified corn in Iowa is losing its pest resistance. This is the first instance that the western corn root worm has outsmarted a pest-resistant crop.

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