Research finds GM crops may be good for insects
Check Biotech
October 02, 2007
Genetically modified crops could be good for the health of insects if they lead to a reduced use of chemicals. An international bee conference has heard pesticides and herbicides are the biggest threat to insects like bees and more research should be done on the benefits and risks of GMOs.
New South Wales Department of Primary Industries' Doug Sommerville says while European trials show GMO5 are bad for bees, there are contradicting results in Australia.
"We're actually looking at increasing the window of opportunity of putting bees on cotton crops in northern NSW because of GMOs," he said.
"Because of the reduced amount of insecticidal use in the crop, it may offer the opportunity for bees to be moved into that crop and increase the seed yield, or the crop yield, with the honeybee pollination aspect and bees may actually get a box of honey out of it."
Source: Check Biotech
