A new study suggests broad systemic problems play a significant role in disincentivizing corn growers from planting the ...

Corn leafhoppers are small insects that can damage corn crops. The bugs appeared farther north this year in Missouri and Oklahoma. A small insect carrying pathogens that can lead to corn stunt was ...

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 ...

Weather produced a lot of misery for corn growers in 2009, but where insects were concerned Mother Nature cut them some slack. Bug problems for most farmers were modest, thanks to weather and ...

A common soil fungus might be enlisted as a powerful partner by corn producers to suppress pests and promote plant growth, according to Penn State researchers, who suggest promoting the fungus could ...

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Officially coined biological control, the Palisade Insectary has been working since 1945 to develop organic, holistic solutions for farmers to avoid using chemicals through utilizing natural enemies ...

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 ...

Small insects that damage corn crops are being reported in Oklahoma and Missouri fields for the first time this year. Corn leafhoppers are small, tan torpedo-shaped bugs about one-eighth of an inch ...