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N.C. State: Crop Pests Can Develop 'Fighter-Jet Wings' After Eating Specific Mix of Corn
December 02, 2025
RALEIGH, North Carolina, Dec. 2 (TNSjou) -- North Carolina State University issued the following news release:

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Crop Pests Can Develop 'Fighter-Jet Wings' After Eating Specific Mix of Corn

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings - shaped like the wings of a fighter jet - that can propel them long distances, inc . . .

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