But seriously, why plant a refuge? Bt (bacillus thuringiensis) corn is a critical technology for many farmers to protect fields against insects.

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is reducing both the technology's effectiveness and some farmers' profits.

A study of 1,000 Indiana farmers found older farmers who've never planted Bacillus thuringiensis, or Bt, hybrids aren't likely to start.

What corn plants share with fruit trees is a need for cross-pollination even if, in the case of corn, this is facilitated by the wind.

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Planting Bt corn fence row to fence row could potentially eliminate it from farmers' list of options for pest control, two Purdue University entomologists warn. The corn is ...

Some of the first GMOs – corn and cotton plants that have been genetically modified to fend off insects – are running into problems. Bugs have become resistant to them because they've been ...

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect – the corn rootworm – especially in the eastern US Corn Belt ...

Planting GMOs kills so many bugs that it helps non-GMO crops Bt corn protects neighboring peppers and green beans, cuts pesticide use.

How can you protect corn root health and improve your crop’s overall health and eventual yield? Learn about the threats to corn roots.

The root of a corn plant injured by corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Midwest. Photo by Erin Hodgson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed ...