As the use of biotechnology increases and more companies move forward with the US Environmental Protection Agency's approval to begin full-scale commercialization of seed mixtures in transgenic ...

Corteva Agriscience, Indianapolis, Indiana, recently announced new advancements in its portfolio of above-ground pest control products in corn. PowerCore Enlist corn is a comprehensive trait package ...

DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Field trials in 2021 for Marrone Bio Innovations’ (NASDAQ: MBII) next-generation product for environmentally sustainable control of yield-robbing pests ...

Volunteer corn is more than just another problem weed that escaped farmers’ herbicide programs in soybeans this season. While that’s problem enough, volunteer corn can harbor a CRW population.

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 ...

An invader destroying maize in Africa is hitting countries where drought and political instability have already caused hunger. Virginia Tech’s Feed the Future Innovation Lab for Integrated Pest ...

Someday – in some scientifically savvy encyclopedia perhaps – the word “resilience” may include a photograph of the Western Corn Rootworm. This crafty, intrepid rootworm has found a way to circumvent ...

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — South Dakota State University Extension has released their 2025 Pest Management Guides. These guides provide producers with a resource to help them understand the pests in their ...

The corn earworm causes the loss of more than 76 million bushels of corn in the United States annually, and there is mounting evidence that increasingly extreme weather events and temperatures will ...

You can’t construct a strong building on a weak foundation, and you can’t grow a great corn crop on a weak root system. From freezing temperatures to voracious underground pests and other threats, ...