Scientists from the UA and the U.S. Department of Agriculture worked closely with cotton growers in Arizona to develop and implement resistance management strategies such as providing «refuges» of standard cotton plants that do not produce Bt proteins and releasing sterile pink bollworm moths. (sciencedaily.com)
A major cotton grower from Narrabri in north - west NSW has paid more than $ 9 million to acquire Blackwood Park, a historic rural holding near Deniliquin, from the Landale family which has owned it for over 150 years. (afr.com)
As a result, pink bollworm has been all but eradicated in the southwestern U.S. Suppression of this pest with Bt cotton is the cornerstone of an integrated pest management program that has allowed Arizona cotton growers to reduce broad spectrum insecticide use by 80 percent, saving them over $ 10 million annually. (sciencedaily.com)