Corn rootworms can pack a one-two punch. The larvae can burrow in soil and feed on unsuspecting corn roots, or the adult beetles can snip silks and upend pollination. Both infiltrations result in ...

In the heat of July, scouting for pests is part of the job for northern Indiana agronomist Marc Eads. While weather plays a role in pest pressure each year, this year, it isn’t insects giving farmers ...

Aug 28 (Reuters) - Researchers in the key corn-growing state of Illinois are finding significant damage from rootworms in farm fields planted in a rotation with a genetically modified corn that is ...

LE MARS, Iowa — After a rough start to the growing season for Iowa’s corn and soybean crops and spotty showers throughout the summer, crops are starting to be stressed in northwestern Iowa. “This ...

HILLS — The corn rootworm is called the billion-dollar pest, a rough estimate of how much money U.S. farmers spend annually to keep it at bay. The best weapon they've ever had is a genetically ...

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.

Researcher Michael Bredeson tells attendees at the Northern Plains Sustainable Agriculture Society conference in Fargo, North Dakota, that when farmers seed cover crops between corn rows, that can ...

Intercropping – the practice of planting mixtures of crops – can be an effective pest management tool worldwide, a new University of Florida study shows. The analysis compiled results from 44 field ...

I’m sure many of us are more than happy to close the 2024 season and pray for more timely rains in 2025. This year, margins are looking to be just as, if not tighter, than last year. Over the last ...

Bt corn is engineered to produce proteins from the soil bacterium that kill pests but are not toxic to humans or wildlife, explained Tabashnik. Bt corn targeting rootworms was first introduced in 2003 ...