Farmers are turning to crop rotation, sharp scouting, and diversified tactics — along with Bt — to keep the pest from taking ...

Nick Seiter, University of Illinois Extension entomologist, said populations of both northern and western corn rootworms have ...

AMES, Iowa – A researcher at Iowa State University is urging Iowa farmers to adopt a diverse range of pest management tactics to suppress the resistance of western corn rootworm to Bt corn, a widely ...

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 ...

WESLEY, Iowa — Western corn rootworm is a big challenge, said Erin Hodgson, ISU Extension entomologist. She shared research and management recommendations at the recent North Central Iowa Research ...

Western corn rootworm typically dominates southern Minnesota's continuous corn fields, where it tends to outcompete its northern corn rootworm counterparts. In 2024, a variant of western corn rootworm ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. — New research suggests insect-killing nematodes show promise with rootworm control in corn. The western corn rootworm is considered one of the most serious agricultural pests and ...

The largest problems with corn rootworm are in areas where continuous corn is grown. Where crop rotations are used in central Illinois, for example, western corn rootworm populations are “pretty low,” ...

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 ...

KASSON, Minn. -- Northern corn rootworms have adapted to the corn-soybean rotation, said Fritz Breitenbach, a University of Minnesota Integrated Pest Management specialist. Western corn rootworms, on ...

"A producer's best bet is to monitor for the beetle using traps," said John Obermeyer, a Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service entomology specialist. "That tool will let them know whether ...