Corn rootworms

New Approaches for Staving Off More Corn Rootworm Resistance

To preserve the future viability of Bt corn, no-tillers should consider rotating traits and crops and consider working non-GMO corn into their fields.

By John Dobberstein posted on May 18, 2015 | Posted in Seeding & Planting, Crop Protection

It Was About 6 years ago when the first cracks in the armor — in this case, Bt corn — were discovered in Iowa. And today, the threat of Bt resistance in corn hasn’t really lessened, as it’s been detected in many other areas of Iowa and several other Midwestern states, particularly in the western corn belt.

Manage ‘Good’ Insects Like Your Farm Depends On It

No-till practices and diverse cover-crop mixes are like a beacon to beneficial insect communities that pollinate crops, munch on weed seeds and kill yield-robbing crop pests — all to your benefit.

By John Dobberstein posted on January 30, 2015 | Posted in Crop Protection

For every yield-robbing pest no-tillers know of in a field, there are 1,700 insect species that are beneficial or neutral to their farm.

Scout Late-Planted Crops For Insect Activity

August 15, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Ada Szczepaniec, South Dakota State University

Late-planted corn and soybean are likely to be more susceptible to insect infestations, which may have consequences this year and into the 2015 growing season as well.

Bt-Resistant Western Corn Rootworm Confirmed In Five Illinois Counties

April 4, 2014 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Michael Gray, University of Illinois

On Aug. 24, 2012, in cooperation with Aaron Gassmann’s laboratory, Iowa State University, the evolution of field resistance by corn rootworms to the Cry3Bb1 protein was confirmed in some problem fields located in northwestern Illinois (Henry and Whiteside Counties).

Iowa Farmer Perception of Corn Rootworm Resistance

September 19, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Erin Hodgson, Kristine Schaefer and Aaron Gassmann, Iowa State University

Every year Iowa State University (ISU) Extension and Outreach provides private pesticide applicator training covering a variety of pesticide safety and pest management issues.

EPA Clears Way For Agrisure Duracade E-Z Refuge Trait Stacks

August 14, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Syngenta announced today that the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has approved the Agrisure Duracade 5122, E-Z Refuge and Agrisure Duracade 5222, E-Z Refuge trait stacks.

Benefits Of Bt Corn Go Beyond Rootworm Resistance

February 7, 2013 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: Crop Science Society Of America

Engineered to produce the bacterial toxin, Bt, "Bt corn" resists attack by corn rootworm, a pest that feeds on roots and can cause annual losses of up to $1 billion, but besides merely protecting against these losses, the Bt trait has also boosted corn yields, in some cases beyond normal expectations.

Monsanto Responds To Corn Rootworm Resistance Data

September 10, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

On Aug. 16th, at University of Illinois' Agronomy Day, entomology professor Mike Gray reported that he had confirmed resistance to Cry3Bb1 in two corn rootworm populations collected in northwestern Illinois in Henry and Whiteside counties in August 2011.

Injury To Bt Corn Observed In Illinois

June 10, 2012 | Posted in Crop Protection

Source: By Mike Gray, University of Illinois Extension

The western corn rootworm season is underway at a pace earlier than Mike Gray has experienced since he began studying this versatile insect as a graduate student in the late 1970s.

Ingenious Toolbar Offers Great Capacity, Flexibility For Strip-Tiller

Shane Houck designed a 60-foot-wide, front-folding-frame toolbar for strip-tilling, planting corn and soybeans and sidedressing corn, too.

By Dan Zinkland posted on November 1, 2010 | Posted in Strip-Till Farming

Just down the road from the machine shed of Pennville, Ind., strip-tiller Shane Houck, a tan boulder stands halfway between the edge of the cornfield and the county blacktop. Cut into the top of the rock is the inscription, “Houck Homestead Farm 1838.”

Articles Tagged with ''corn rootworms''

New Approaches for Staving Off More Corn Rootworm Resistance

Manage ‘Good’ Insects Like Your Farm Depends On It

Scout Late-Planted Crops For Insect Activity

Bt-Resistant Western Corn Rootworm Confirmed In Five Illinois Counties

Iowa Farmer Perception of Corn Rootworm Resistance

EPA Clears Way For Agrisure Duracade E-Z Refuge Trait Stacks

Benefits Of Bt Corn Go Beyond Rootworm Resistance

Monsanto Responds To Corn Rootworm Resistance Data

Injury To Bt Corn Observed In Illinois

Ingenious Toolbar Offers Great Capacity, Flexibility For Strip-Tiller

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