Scouting Provides Answers The toughest early ... “They include silk cutters, such as adult corn rootworm beetles and Japanese beetles, as well as aphids, which interfere with tasseling and ...

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

Corn rootworm larva posed on a finger for scale. Planting rootworm-resistant corn when unwarranted has led to economic loss for farmers. News organizations may use this image in reports about the ...

Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic treatment to contain western corn rootworm. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting ...

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 ...

A study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers fresh insights into a billion-dollar problem for U.S. corn producers each year. New ...

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 farmers suffer economic loss from the overapplication of genetically engineered corn designed to combat rootworm pests.