Human Health Concerns Related to the Consumption of Foods from Genetically Modified Crops

Next generation biological control – an introduction

“…Although chemical pest control has been essential in achieving great increases in crop yields, the massive overuse and frequent misuse of chemical pesticides has resulted in serious environmental and human health problems, and in the emergence of insects and mites resistant to these pesticides. In a similar way, genetic modification of crops to build pest and herbicides resistance resulted in many concerns, such as an indirect increase in the use of herbicides, the development of pest resistance, and even negative effects on human health (Magaña‐Gómez & Calderón de la Barca, ; Woodbury et al, ). The most successful alternative to chemical pest control and the use of genetically modified crops is biological control by natural enemies (Heimpel & Mills, ).…”