The "pesticide treadmill" is the result of Darwinian natural selection has largely been solved through the development of new, more powerful, pesticides has resulted in approximately 10 pesticides no longer being effective has largely been solved by transgenic crops that produce their own pesticide
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A crop is sprayed with a pesticide to prevent infestation and damage from insects. However, the next season, the same pesticide fails to prevent the insects from damaging the crop. Why? Evolutionary theory claims natural selection. A new species of insects formed by abiogenesis. Two species of insects genetically combined to create immunity. The existing insects changed to become immune to the pesticide. Multiple species must have been present.
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