Get Instant Summarized Text (Gist) The overuse of Bt corn, genetically engineered to combat corn rootworm, is diminishing its effectiveness and reducing farmer profits in the U.S. Corn Belt ...

A firefighter was taken to a local hospital early Monday morning after being injured on the scene of a fire in Cranberry Township. The fire was reported just before 1:15 a.m. at a home on ...

Slowing rootworm's Bt resistance is important because it's a highly damaging pest that costs U.S. farmers up to $2 billion per year in management costs and reduced yield. "Probably 80% of what I ...

Corn rootworm is one of the most devastating crop pests. Syngenta U.S. insecticide technical product lead Kevin Langdon says growers have relied heavily on traits to control rootworm larvae and ...

LANSING – The overuse of rootworm-resistant corn has led to the crop becoming less effective at controlling the destructive pest – a problem that could cost an estimated $1.6 billion in ...

Durastak, Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm protection was approved the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and will be broadly available in hybrids from both Golden ...

Since we had a mild winter, there’s a strong chance that there will be heightened pressure from corn rootworm this year. Irwin said that makes using VT4PRO seed an even better choice ...

Corn rootworm is the number one pest that corn growers have to manage every single year. For years, one of the top rootworm management tools has been Bt corn. However, due to widespread usage ...

IARN – The weather has warmed up significantly as of late, and that means that planting season is right around the corner. The team at DEKALB is excited to see how the proven VT4PRO technology ...

LEXINGTON — 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.

This was especially true in eastern states, where crop rotation is more common and corn rootworm damage was lower in field trials. “If you think of a Bt hybrid as a finite resource, like a ...

In this case, resistance began emerging in 2009, according to the authors. The widespread use of Bt maize, designed to combat rootworm pests, has led to overplanting and pest resistance, jeopardising ...