Given the corn price outlook, this is not the year to ignore any “sometimes a problem” pest like corn stalk borer -- especially if you’ve encountered it in corn before. It has a tendency to ...

In 2021, European corn borer alone was responsible for the losses of approximately 338,000 bushels of corn in the U.S., according to the University of Minnesota. ADVERTISEMENT.

The European corn borer attacks field and sweet corn, costing American farmers about $1 billion annually in damage and control expenses. The pest first arrived in the United States in the 1920s.

A European corn borer caterpillar GOODFREEPHOTOS, KEITH WELLER In 1996, scientists introduced a type of transgenic maize with built-in protection against pests, such as the European corn borer, using ...

European Corn Borer 101 Special | 26m 46s | Video has closed captioning. Bryan Jensen, Entomologist in Integrated Pest and Crop Management at UW-Extension, provides an introduction to the European ...

European corn borer populations are low enough to generally not be a significant threat in many areas of Delaware. There is nothing more attractive to the corn earworm than tasseling and silking sweet ...

The wasp parasitizes the corn borer egg by depositing its own egg inside, killing the corn borer embryo in the process. Eventually two wasps emerge from the borer egg and the cycle is repeated.

As corn growers start planning for the 2025 season, they will have access to new product innovations from Corteva Agriscience and Pioneer for broad-acre use. One of Pioneer’s newest innovations ...

As the 2025 seed-buying process ramps up, the financial investment for conventional corn might look promising but you need to consider weed control, insect pressure and market opportunities .

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