Support WBURHow GMOs Cut The Use Of Pesticides — And Perhaps Boosted It AgainDan CharlesSeptember 01, 2016 ShareA farmer sprays a soybean field in Granger, Iowa. There's new and detailed data on the impact of genetically modified crops on pesticide use. Those crops replaced insecticides, and, at first, some herbicides. But herbicide use has rebounded. (AP)