Beetles captured on sticky traps across Iowa was lower in 2024 compared to 2023, with fewer sites exceeding the trapping ...

Examine 10 plants in five locations and count the number of Northern and Western Corn Rootworm adults per plant. Divide the number of northern beetles by two and add to the number of westerns to ...

329-333 (5 pages) Corn rootworms of the genus Diabrotica (Coleoptera ... cytochrome oxidase I and II genes. Among the 22 beetles subjected to DNA sequencing analysis, no polymorphic nucleotide sites ...

With three modes of action that provide corn rootworm control, Bayer’s SmartStax Pro will hit the market at a time when corn rootworm resistance is top-of-mind. Now that it has gained final ...

An analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 U.S. Corn Belt states reveals that farmers suffer economic loss from the overuse of genetically engineered corn designed to combat rootworm pests.