WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Volunteer corn can act as a safe harbor for some pests by expressing lower doses of the insecticide found in newly planted corn, according to Purdue University researchers.

Colorado State University Extension agents are collaborating with corn breeders to evaluate corn fields for western corn rootworm damage this summer. Extension agents Ron Meyer, Wilma Trujillo, Alan ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Northern Indiana corn growers shouldn't cut corners on soil insecticides this spring or they could see their crop carved up by western corn rootworms. Purdue University ...

(Beyond Pesticides, May 24, 2013) Insecticide sales have soared over the past year as target insects have developed resistance to crops genetically engineered (GE) to incorporate an insecticide.

A recent article in The Progressive Farmer sounded an alarm about the re-emergence of the corn rootworm, a beetle was once called the “billion dollar pest” due to the big impact it has had on valuable ...

Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing ...

Five major soil insects can be found in corn fields: seed corn maggot, white grubs, wireworms, cutworms and rootworms. Corn rootworm populations have increased in continuous corn production areas of ...

Corn rootworm (CRW) adults are showing up across many Midwest fields now and actively feeding. In some fields, it’s to the point that corn pollination is being adversely affected. The question now – ...

Steward EC insecticide has a mode of action shown to be effective in controlling Western corn rootworm adults in field trials. At high infestation levels, adult beetles can cause damage by feeding on ...

In Sac Country, Iowa, corn stands a foot high at Darwin Bettin’s farm on a breezy summer day. But one recent morning after a storm, he found a big surprise. “I could see corn laying down in my field ...

Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing ...