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Farmers Turn to Pesticide as Insects Resist Genetically Modified Crops

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Genetically modified seeds were supposed to liberate corn farmers from using pesticide to combat rootworms. But as the insects adapt, farmers are having to adapt—by spraying their fields with chemicals.

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