“The pollen quantities that led to higher mortality rates in caterpillars in the laboratory were not detected in the field.”

Can butterflies be harmed by genetically modified Bt maize? This was the question that Mechthild Schuppener from RWTH Aachen University invest… more

Effects of Bt maize containing three Bt proteins on butterflies and moths

(2008 – 2011) RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biology III (Plant Physiology), Worringer Weg 1, 52074 Aachen more

Bees in stress test

Bees are swarming around a pot containing yellow pollen feed. The newly emerged worker bees are obviously hungry. Over the next four weeks the… more

Effects of Bt maize containing three Bt proteins on micro-organisms in the soil

(2008 – 2011) Johann Heinrich von Thünen-Institut (vTI - the Federal Research Institute for Rural Areas, Forestry and Fisheries), Instit… more

Effects of Bt maize on honeybees

(2008 – 2011) University of Würzburg, Dep. of Animal Ecol. & Trop. Biology (Zoology III) more

Nematodes: An indicator of soil quality

Nematodes or roundworms are found almost everywhere in the soil, in rivers and lakes, and even in the sea. They are the most common of the … more

Mirid bugs not keen on all types of maize

The stacks of Petri dishes appear at first to contain nothing but pieces of maize leaves. It is only on closer inspection that the tiny cre… more

Effects of Bt maize on micro-organisms that break down maize litter

(2008 – 2011) Leibniz Centre for Agricultural Landscape Research (ZALF), Institute of Landscape Matter Dynamics, Eberswalder Str. 84, 15… more

Effects of Bt maize containing three Bt proteins on earthworms

(2008 – 2011) RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biology III (Plant Physiology), Worringer Weg 1, 52074 Aachen more

Effects of Bt maize containing three Bt proteins on arthropods

(2008 – 2011) RWTH Aachen University, Institute of Biology III (Plant Physiology), Worringer Weg 1, 52074 Aachen more