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Bt corn variety study shows no adverse effect on black swallowtail caterpillars

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — A Bt corn variety grown widely in East Central Illinois in 1999 had no adverse effect on black swallowtail caterpillars that thrive in weeds alongside cornfields, according to both field and laboratory studies at the University of Illinois. The study — published online Tuesday (June 6) by the Proceedings of the National […]

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