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 ...

AMES — Western corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn is increasing, and if farmers hope to maintain Bt traits as tools, they need to diversify their management, said Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State ...

LOS ANGELES — Planting genetically modified, pest-resistant corn can provide a halo effect — offering protection from insects to nearby corn plants that have not been engineered to kill bugs, ...

Maricopa, Ariz, June 6, 2022—The largest, highest quality analysis of data ever conducted reveals that genetically modified Bt corn has little impact on nontarget insects and other organisms, ...

A new study analyzing data on genetically modified Bt corn has found “little impact on nontarget insects and other organisms, especially compared to growing conventional corn,” USDA's Agricultural ...

Fifty years of records from cornfields in five Midwestern states show that genetically modified corn has dramatically reduced populations of a common corn-eating worm, the European corn borer. That ...

Too much of a specific type of Bt corn — genetically modified to produce insecticides against corn rootworm — is being planted in places that don’t have a high risk of corn rootworms destroying corn ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — You can't teach old farmers new tricks for controlling corn rootworms. A Purdue University study found that as farmers approach late middle age, they are less likely to plant ...

EPA reached its decision after a year-long review of the crops. According to spokesperson David Deegan, the agency relied in part on advice from scientists asked to examine the matter. The scientific ...

In Monday's News-Gazette, we've got stories about a man who has photographed thousands of headstones in East Central Illinois and how Bt corn may be losing its effectiveness against rootworms. For a ...

HILLS, Minn. - Bt Corn takes care of rootworm problems, right? That's what the 250-plus farmers at two field days at Hills and Springfield were hoping to hear. A field near Hills had some rootworm-Bt ...

Farmers in parts of the Midwest face a high potential for significant corn rootworm pressure in their fields this season. That’s according to work conducted by the Corn Rootworm IPM Regional Working ...