A GENETICALLY-modified moth, right, has been bred by Oxfordshire scientists to reduce serious pest damage to cabbages, kale and broccoli. Male diamondback moths with a “self limiting gene” produce ...

In this undated photo provided by Dan Olmstead in May 2017, diamondback moths mate on a cabbage leaf. Researchers in a New York cabbage patch are planning the first release on American soil of insects ...

LONDON - Scientists in Britain say they have developed a way of genetically modifying and controlling an invasive species of moth that causes serious pest damage to cabbages, kale, canola and other ...

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CABI scientists, who have published their research in the journal CABI Agriculture and Bioscience, suggest that an ...

A genetically modified moth could help curb a major pest of vegetable crops around the world, research suggests. The diamondback moth feeds on cabbage, broccoli and other crucifers causing an ...

A bioengineered oilseed plant can produce a moth sex pheromone molecule used to control insect pests. Pheromones are chemical signals that cause a behavioural response in members of the same or ...