Agriculture Biotechnology Stewardship Working Group

The Agricultural Biotechnology Stewardship Working Group is a consortium of companies and associations involved in the research, development and introduction of agricultural biotechnology products. ABSWG participants include AgrEvo USA; American Crop Protection Association; Biotechnology Industry Organization; Dow AgroSciences LLC; Monsanto Company; Novartis Seeds Inc.; and Pioneer Hi-Bred International,Inc.

References

Assessing the risk to Monarch butterfly larvae from BT corn pollen http://bio.org/foodag/background/bt0813.asp Researching whether the pollen from BT corn affects butterfly larvae feeding on nearby milkweed plants http://www.blackwell-synergy.com/doi/abs/10.1046/j.1461-9563.2000.00060.x Agricultural and Forest Entomology Volume 2 Issue 2 Page 77 - May 2000 Between hyperbole and hysteria. Entomological issues and the deployment of transgenic plants

Monarch butterfly Eggs on Milkweed The Last Monarch Butterfly: Conserving the Monarch Butterfly in a Brave New World More on the The Last Monarch Butterfly...