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 ...

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 ...

Increased corn rootworm (CRW) pressure is projected to persist in corn crops throughout the Central and Northwest Midwest in 2021. But according to Wyffels Hybrids, growers can take steps to predict ...

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 – ...

Making control especially difficult, some populations of corn rootworms have developed resistance to insecticides and genetically modified corn hybrids. They have even adapted their migration and egg ...

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.

Corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls, according to a new study published in the ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — You can't teach old farmers new tricks for controlling corn rootworms. A Purdue University study found that as farmers approach late middle age, they are less likely to plant ...