Farmers looking to gain the upper hand over corn rootworm (CRW) pests have new tools to deploy in the field, thanks to Ribonucleic acid interference (RNAi) technology. RNAi works in CRW as it feeds on ...

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 ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — New research suggests insect-killing nematodes show promise with rootworm control in corn. The western corn rootworm is considered one of the most serious agricultural pests and ...

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 ...

Durastak, Syngenta’s latest innovative corn trait stack for corn rootworm protection, has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and will be available in hybrids from both the Golden ...

The combination of a mild winter and spring windstorms coupled with farmers’ cultural practices are creating the potential for increased insect pressure in corn this season. Though no alarms are ...

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 ...

Farmers’ most powerful weapons in the battle against the potentially devastating Western corn rootworm are being threatened as the insect evolves to eat corn plants engineered to produce its own ...

USDA's Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service is seeking comments on the approval of a corn variety genetically engineered to resist western corn rootworm and glufosinate-ammonium herbicides. The ...

If you garden anywhere near a cornfield you have our sympathy. We have heard from some gardeners who are blaming soybean aphids for destroying the blossoms on flowers starting around the middle of ...