Scientists study a natural fungus that may help eradicate the armyworm pest, which has spread to 80 countries and destroys ...

Fall armyworms have spread throughout the world, destroying crops and evolving insecticide resistance. New research in ...

Reportedly, not just the biggest moth but it is also one of the biggest insects. Its wings can stretch up to 25 to 30 centimetres, whereas its surface area size is 157 square centimetres. The moth is ...

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, 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 ...

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. The ...

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 ...

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 ...

In 1911, Berliner isolated Bt from the Mediterranean flour moth (Ephestia kuehniella ... Bt has been widely adopted to protect crops like cotton, corn, and potatoes from pests like bollworms and corn ...

Eric LoPresti, an assistant professor of ecology at the University of South Carolina, used the words “fuzzy” and “adorable” to describe the southern flannel moth, a common springtime ...

Mexico has taken a decisive step to protect its agricultural heritage by amending its Constitution to recognise native corn as an element of national identity and banning the planting of genetically ...

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 ...