The corn rootworm is a type of beetle that feeds on the roots of corn. The pest can cost farmers across the country up to one billion dollars in damage a year, according to study author Felicia Wu.

A new study from Michigan State University shows that planting too much genetically modified corn designed to fight off a tough insect – the corn rootworm – especially in the eastern US Corn Belt ...

Corn rootworm is one of the worst pests for corn in the U.S. — it can cost over $1 billion in crop damage per year. EAST LANSING, Mich. – A new study from Michigan State University shows that ...

Often, corn rootworm damage goes unnoticed until it’s too late. "There’s no reliable in-season rescue treatment once larvae are feeding below ground or adult beetles are present, so proactive ...

Overall populations of rootworm have fallen thanks to Bt corn, but fields where corn is grown continuously give the pest an ideal habitat to develop resistance and damage crops. In the western states ...

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 ...

If it does cause damage to the plant, biological activity can also aid in root regrowth. “I’ve spent years and years working with products to control corn rootworm,” Eviston says.

Adult western rootworms, which are beetles, have migrated to the North Okanagan and Shuswap regions for the first time, and are causing damage to corn crops. “It is not a good thing,” said ...

A pest that has caused more than $1 billion of damage to U.S. corn crops has made ... of Agriculture said Wednesday that the Western corn rootworm has found its way to farms in Salmon Arm ...

Corn rootworm is rearing its tiny head in abundance ... Guck added that being able to see the damage of the rootworm in southern Minnesota has allowed the northern regions to be cautious and ...

Rootworms are among the most serious pests of corn, accounting for millions of dollars in control measures and substantial yield loss every year. That is particularly true on continuous corn.