Farmers in dozens of countries have embraced crops genetically engineered to produce proteins from Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt ...

Pest management experts are closely monitoring the spread of corn leafhoppers in agricultural producing regions across the state. Corn leafhoppers, invasive herbivorous insects, are capable of ...

The root of a corn plant injured by corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Midwest. Photo by Erin Hodgson/Iowa State University. AMES, Iowa – Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed ...

Scientists study a natural fungus that may help eradicate the armyworm pest, which has spread to 80 countries and destroys ...

Penn State researchers discover flavonoids make corn earworm larvae sick. New herbicides and a bioinsecticide show promise. AI takes on SCN.

Fall armyworms have spread throughout the world, destroying crops and evolving insecticide resistance. New research in ...

Farmers who are seeing this issue show up in their seed sample test results might want to consider not using starter ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop’s most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

The European Corn Borer (ECB), one of North America’s most destructive crop pests, has been effectively managed for more than ...

Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is reducing both the technology's effectiveness and some farmers' profits. The ...