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Reports of Resistance to Some Bt Rootworm Corn Products

Laura Barrera

June 16, 2014

From June 16th - July 15th, we asked No-Till Farmer readers:

What impact has reports of resistance to some Bt rootworm corn products had on your operation?

Here are the response tallies:

I'm adding a preventive soil insecticide treatment or adding more insecticide across my corn acres (12%)

I'm relying less on Bt hybrids this year and/or adding non-GMO hybrids (18%)

I'm reducing corn acres and/or adding more rotational crops (14%)

I'm scouting for rootworm in the event I need a rescue insecticide treatment (11%)

No change/impact (57%)

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Laura Barrera

Laura Barrera is the former managing editor of No-Till Farmer and Conservation Tillage Guide magazines. Prior to joining No-Till Farmer, she served as an assistant editor for a greenhouse publication. Barrera holds a B.A. in magazine journalism from Ball State University.