A Bt-ful Solution

Farmers frequently suffer yield losses from insect pests, diseases, and extreme environmental conditions. Traditional control methods are often time-consuming and ineffective. As a result, most farmers resort to toxic and often illegal pesticides to reduce yield damage. This not only increases production costs but also triggers environmental and health hazards for both farmers and consumers. But there’s good news! Modern biotechnology through genetic engineering can improve the insect resistance trait of plants, thereby reducing the cost and number of insecticide applications, increasing marketable yield, and reducing the insecticide residues on harvested fruits.