They usually live in the corn fields, but because harvesting has begun, they're coming out to play. The small black bugs have a mighty bite, but McElrath said they do not pose any negative health ...

Farmers in Argentina are struggling to contain an infestation of leafhopper bugs in the country’s %Corn fields. A leafhopper is a yellow insect that thrives in hotter temperatures and is ...

The ‘prolonged’ heat this year has caused a greater appearance of minute pirate bugs in central Illinois, which have been found at the University and in residence halls. Chelsea Hamilton, senior ...

Agronomic Phenomenon in Corn Strikes Outer Rows of Fields, Strips Yield Illinois farmers also report seeing it ding yields. Agronomists are working to confirm contributing factors but haven’t ...

Before anyone else could get a bite, something else got to his sweet corn. This year, Harold will harvest about half of his crop of Olathe sweet corn . Usually, he harvests 600,00 boxes, but this ...

Global warming has brought Argentina's corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests of ...

Global warming has brought Argentina’s corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests ...

100 years ago: If an accurate survey of the damage being done in McLean County by chinch bugs could be made, the resulting figures could be larger than anyone might ...

SAO PAULO (Reuters) - Genetically modified corn seeds are no longer protecting Brazilian farmers from voracious tropical bugs, increasing costs as producers turn to pesticides, a farm group said ...

Global warming has brought Argentina's corn farmers a dangerous new enemy: a yellow insect just four millimeters (0.16 inch) long that thrives in hotter temperatures and is threatening harvests of ...