Offering farmers more seed choices also would help reduce Bt overuse, researchers said. Bt traits targeting insect pests such ...

Example of the damage that corn rootworms inflict on crops. The rootworm has caused more economic losses in western U.S. Corn Belt states, according to a new Purdue-led study. News organizations ...

New research shows how two notorious pests, western and northern corn rootworms ... day help limit the costly damage these pests inflict on cornfields. Changes to rootworm egg-laying behavior ...

The company reports reduced corn root damage and a 99% reduction in adult ... This product will be our leading corn rootworm trait offer in our portfolio by mid-decade.” The RNAi technology ...

Corn rootworm, often called the “billion-dollar pest,” is one of the most destructive threats to Iowa’s cornfields. These insects, particularly the larvae, feed on corn roots, causing significant yiel ...

An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that ... From 2014 to 2016, yield losses attributed to rootworm damage amounted to 47.5 bushels per acre in western ...

Durastak, Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm protection, has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and will be available in hybrids from both the ...

ProFarm Group’s RinoTec Technology has received EPA registration approval as a novel biocontrol agent offering effective pest management.