Kenya: One of the most destructive maize pests – the stalk borer – has figured out a way of safely feeding on genetically modified crops even when farmers apply recently recommended strategies ...

Push- Pull is a simple natural method that uses desmodium and Napier grass to control stalk borer in a maize field. In this method, desmodium, leguminous herb is planted between maize rows and ...

Interestingly, due to the introduction of Bt maize, recent research suggests there has been an areawide suppression of European corn borer populations (Hutchison et al. 2010). This is beneficial ...