Volunteer corn is more prevalent in the 2022 growing season and can cause some yield losses, but Bruce Potter, an integrated pest management specialist at the University of Minnesota Southwest ...

Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic treatment to contain western corn rootworm. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 is rearing its tiny head in abundance in a growing number of corn fields in the Corn Belt, according to experts in the field. University of Minnesota Extension corn entomologist Fei Yang ...

Continuous corn is common practice, but it is not without challenges. It is critical to avoid becoming complacent with corn-on-corn management. Learning what the challenges are and how to mitigate ...

Corn that contains proteins that protect it from insect damage has been grown in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. Known as Bt corn, because the proteins are derived from a bacterium called Bacillus ...

WESLEY, Iowa — Western corn rootworm is a big challenge, said Erin Hodgson, ISU Extension entomologist. She shared research and management recommendations at the recent North Central Iowa Research ...

AMES, Iowa — Corn rootworms have been managed with crop rotation but some Northern and Western corn rootworms have adapted to corn-soybean rotations, says Jon Tollefson, chairman of the Iowa State ...

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 that contains proteins that protect it from insect damage has been grown in the U.S. since the mid-1990s. Known as Bt corn because the proteins are derived from a bacterium called Bacillus ...