Corn rootworm larvae, slender and white with a dark head and tail plate at the tip of the abdomen, will float to the surface. Scouting for larvae and assessing root injury four weeks after peak hatch ...

Univeristy of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) scientist Ana Maria Vélez is pioneering a genetic treatment to contain western corn rootworm. The research seeks to contain agricultural pests by targeting ...

Corn rootworm larva posed on a finger for scale. Planting rootworm-resistant corn when unwarranted has led to economic loss for farmers. News organizations may use this image in reports about the work ...

If you garden anywhere near a cornfield you have our sympathy. We have heard from some gardeners who are blaming soybean aphids for destroying the blossoms on flowers starting around the middle of ...

"A producer's best bet is to monitor for the beetle using traps," said John Obermeyer, a Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service entomology specialist. "That tool will let them know whether ...

The combination of a mild winter and spring windstorms coupled with farmers’ cultural practices are creating the potential for increased insect pressure in corn this season. Though no alarms are ...

BROOKINGS, S.D. -- Flooding and high soil moisture have negative impacts on soil-dwelling insects and without a doubt the most important pest affected by heavy rains in our area is corn rootworm, ...

WESLEY, Iowa — Western corn rootworm is a big challenge, said Erin Hodgson, ISU Extension entomologist. She shared research and management recommendations at the recent North Central Iowa Research ...

The western corn rootworm beetle can survive on the perennial grass Miscanthus x giganteus, a potential biofuels crop that would likely be grown alongside corn. Rootworm beetle larvae can survive to ...

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 ...

NASHUA, Iowa — Corn rootworm is often called "the billion dollar pest." "It may be even more," Ram Shrestha, an Iowa State University post doctoral entomology research associate, said at the Northeast ...

ST. LOUIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Corn rootworm remains one of the most damaging pests in U.S. corn production, causing an estimated $1 billion in losses each year. To help farmers get ahead of this ...