As a result, many people are not aware that Bt maize poses very little risk to monarch butterflies (Pew Initiative, 2002a).
The nut, in this case, is the idea that maize that has been genetically modified to protect it from maize-eating insects poses a threat to non-maize-eating insects.
Contamination of maize with aflatoxin poses a serious threat to human health in addition to reducing the crop value leading to a substantial economic loss.
Based on the current study it can be expected that as long as aphid numbers do not reach pest status, the unexpected and unintended increase of aphid susceptibility of Bt maize may pose an advantage in maintaining a beneficial insect fauna in Bt maize fields.
ZEN contamination found in maize and wheat grains, food and feed, poses a threat to health of humans and animals due to its similar chemical structure to estrogen (Iqbal et al. 2014; Shier et al. 2001).
Gray leaf spot (GLS) is a destructive fungal disease and poses a serious threat to maize production worldwide.
The present laboratory studies show that adult C. carnea appear to be non-sensitive to Cry1Ab and Cry3Bb1 and that feeding on Bt maize pollen containing either of the two proteins poses a negligible risk to this beneficial species.
Some scientists assume that maize as a highly domesticated crop has very little invasion potential and poses a negligible ecological risk [7].
