The planting of GE corn, soybeans and cotton in the United States since 1996 has increased pesticide useby about 50 million pounds, according to a report by the Northwest Science and Environmental Policy Center.The first comprehensive study of the impacts of all major commercial GE crops on pesticide use in the US over the first eight years shows reductions between 96 and 98 and a steep increase over the last 3 years. Especially herbicide tolerant plants account for that increase.</p><p><a href="http://www.biotech-info.net/Technical_Paper_6.pdf">full study (46 pages)</a></p><p><a href="http://www.biotech-info.net/technicalpaper6.html">short description</a>