The U.S. Department of Agriculture has deregulated Bayer's new GMO corn trait designed to fight corn rootworm. The post USDA ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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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 ...
A study from the University of Kentucky Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Food and Environment offers fresh insights into a billion-dollar problem for U.S. corn producers each year. New research ...
AMES — Western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn is increasing, and if farmers hope to maintain Bt traits as tools, they need to diversify their management, said Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State ...