Bt crops keep many agricultural pests at bay and have drastically reduced the use of pesticides. But scientists warn that these valuable tools are in jeopardy due to overuse and abuse.

Bruce Tabashnik's research has provided fundamental knowledge about insects to enhance agricultural sustainability and reduce the use of harmful insecticides.

Multiple BIO5 members have received awards and recognition for their work over the 2021 year.

Dr. Xianchun Li, BIO5 member and insect molecular biologist in the UArizona College of Agriculture and Life Sciences, along with colleagues Wenqing Zhang and Rui Pang, discovered how one insect, the brown planthopper, beats the cost of resistance.

Bruce Tabashnika BIO5 member, was the lead researcher for a recent study that showed that the eradication of the pink bollworm, a pest that destroyed cotton crops, was in part to a coordinated effort between researchers, farmers and the cotton industry.

A collaboration between UArizona, cotton growers, and government and industry partners eradicated the pink bollworm – one of the world's most damaging crop pests – from the United States and Mexico.

A genetic mutation has lead cotton bollworms gaining resistance against genetically modified cotton

To assimilate the assessment, BIO5 members Bruce Tabashnik and Yves Carrière analyzed the global data on Bt crop use and pest responses.

Two BIO5 members were among those formally recognized as distinguished professors in UA honorary ceremony. Dr. Bruce Tabashnik, was appointed a Regents Professor by the AZ Board of Regents, for national and international recognition of his work. Dr. Frans