Yield losses from corn rootworm exceed losses from all other corn invertebrate pests combined. Learn how to scout for infestations.

Sticky traps can be part of an adult scouting program, but visual counts on plants are often just as effective when done consistently. Monitoring soybean fields for rotation-adapted western corn ...

Corn rootworm caused more than 342 million bushels of yield loss in 2024. That’s over 80 million bushels more than losses from all other invertebrate corn pests combined.¹ It’s a challenging pest to ...

AMES, Iowa – A researcher at Iowa State University is urging Iowa farmers to adopt a diverse range of pest management tactics to suppress the resistance of western corn rootworm to Bt corn, a widely ...

MSU researcher Felicia Wu finds a a variety of corn that can repel the pest is being overplanted in states like Michigan and Ohio. A new study from a Michigan State University researcher says one of ...

European corn borer may not be on anyone’s radar thanks to Bt corn, but for non-GMO and popcorn fields, it is still causing ...

Corn rootworm larvae, slender and white with a dark head and tail plate at the tip of the abdomen, will float to the surface. Scouting for larvae and assessing root injury four weeks after peak hatch ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corn rootworm remains one of the most damaging pests in U.S. corn production, causing an estimated $1 billion in losses each year. To help farmers get ahead of this ...

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 research ...

An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the over-application of genetically engineered corn designed to combat rootworm pests.