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 ...

If you know anything about raising crops, you know that insects and weeds constantly evolve and build resistance to existing methods of controlling them Now, new research targets the western corn ...

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 ...

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – The western corn rootworm beetle, a pest that feasts on corn roots and corn silk and costs growers more than $1 billion annually in the U.S., also can survive on the perennial grass ...

Corn rootworm, often called “the billion dollar bug,” is considered the greatest insect pest threat corn growers face. Damage from corn rootworm outpaces that from every other invertebrate pest ...

NASHUA, Iowa -Western corn rootworms in northeast Iowa have shown resistance to the Cry3Bb1 strain of Bacillus thuringiensis found in the YieldGard rootworm corn trait. Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State ...

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 ...

Someday – in some scientifically savvy encyclopedia perhaps – the word "resilience" may include a photograph of the Western Corn Rootworm. This crafty, intrepid rootworm has found a way to circumvent ...

Someday – in some scientifically savvy encyclopedia perhaps – the word “resilience” may include a photograph of the Western Corn Rootworm. This crafty, intrepid rootworm has found a way to circumvent ...

The first sprayable insecticide made of RNA can target and kill ravenous Colorado potato beetles while sparing most beneficial insects, making it a promising environmentally friendly option. Almost ...

This is bad news for some farmers in the Eastern Corn Belt, who use crop rotations between soybeans and corn to control the pest. Because the new variant thrives in soybean fields, it increases the ...