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

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 ...

If butterflies are the beauty queens of the insect world, moths are their drab and pesky cousins—or so you may have thought. It’s true that most moths are nocturnal, so you’re more likely to ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

resistance to GE crops developed in pests like the western corn rootworm (monoculture creates ideal habitat for pests), and there was a subsequent surge in pesticide sales, along with revenue ...

(Beyond Pesticides, March 19, 2025) In a major win for small-scale food producers and peasant farmers in Kenya, “the Kenya Court of Appeal blocked the Kenyan government from importing genetically ...

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 ...