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 ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Spensa Technologies Inc., a precision agriculture technology company, and Spectrum Seed, a premium, non-GMO seed company, announced a partnership Tuesday (March 28) that allows ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

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.

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 ...

A type of corn marketed by Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. is failing to live up to promises that it prevents a damaging worm from feeding on the crop, according to a group of insect experts. Corn ...

Texas A&M AgriLife entomologist Alisson Santana targets invasive crop pests with integrated management research in South Texas.

Good weather and better pest management will enable the country to increase its corn production to 8.35 million metric tons (MMT) in marketing year (MY) 2025/2026, according to an international report ...

Western and northern corn rootworm remain the Midwest’s most economically damaging insect pests in corn production, and their impact is growing as resistance undermines once reliable control tools.

The UMass Extension Vegetable Program announces the newest addition to its list of publications. With funding and assistance from the Massachusetts Department of Agricultural Resources and the USDA ...