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Battle to control corn rootworm

Corn rootworm is one of the most devastating crop pests. Syngenta U.S. insecticide technical product lead Kevin Langdon says growers have relied heavily on traits to control rootworm larvae and resistance has developed. “There are new trait technologies, which is great. But at the...

Corn Rootworm Management and “The Watch” Sticky Trap Program

Among the many challenges corn growers face each growing season, corn rootworm can be among the most damaging. In this episode of Managing for Profit, DEKALB® Asgrow® Technical Agronomist Andrew Penney of Iowa discusses strategies for protecting yield from this costly pest. The post

AMVAC helping growers manage corn rootworm

AMVAC’s Todd Reichardt tells Brownfield the company has corn rootworm technology that can help farmers to combat the pest. He spoke to Brownfield at the 2024 Nebraska Ag Expo. The post

Fighting corn rootworm

An agronomist with LG Seeds says farmers need to be evaluating their corn rootworm plan this fall. Jed Norman, who’s based in north central Iowa, says digging corn roots is the first step. “Kind of be looking at the nodal root feeding.”  He says,...