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This article [0] points towards the reality being somewhere in the middle - more herbicides but less insecticides. > GMOs have been changing the way that pesti
by wfme 5y ago
This article [0] points towards the reality being somewhere in the middle - more herbicides but less insecticides.
> GMOs have been changing the way that pesticides are used in agriculture. Herbicide-tolerant genetically modified (GM) crops have led to an increase in herbicide usage while insecticide-producing GM crops have led to a decrease in insecticides.
[0] https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/ https://sitn.hms.harvard.edu/flash/2015/gmos-and-pesticides/
- swsieber 5y ago> insecticide-producing GM A decrease in usage, yes. But is it a decrease in what ends upon the plant is what I'd be curious about.