Widespread planting of corn hybrids designed to combat corn rootworm, the crop's most damaging pest in the Corn Belt, is ...

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 ...

An entomologist says early planted soybeans in tillage and no-till systems each faced significant pest pressure last season.

The threat of the lab closure is seen as dangerous for farmers, rural communities and the food supply. Corn earworms are ...

Using insecticides too often may boost weed growth. A new study shows why timing, observation, and cover crops make all the ...

In the face of U.S. efforts to require Mexico, under a trade agreement, to import genetically engineered corn, last week the ...

A new study published in the journal CABI Reviews highlights the critical role that integrated pest management (IPM) plays in combating the threat fall armyworm poses to Asian rice security.

Farmers across America face a counterintuitive problem, according to new research. The very chemicals they spray to kill ...