WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Volunteer corn can act as a safe harbor for some pests by expressing lower doses of the insecticide found in newly planted corn, according to Purdue University researchers.

Pesticide use is surging among U.S. farmers who are worried about insect resistance to Bt corn. But scientists warn that overuse of chemicals may create a worse problem down the road. Pesticide use is ...

This week, Corteva Agriscience unveiled plans to introduce a new corn premix herbicide and a new soybean insecticide seed treatment to farmers in 2022, pending federal registration by the U.S.

Underground pests cost corn growers yield before symptoms show, and resistance is pushing growers toward insecticides with ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A common Eastern bumble bee pollinates a blossom. Bees are one of the off-target species that can be negatively impacted by ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Colorado farmers plant tens of millions of corn seeds every year, nearly every one of them covered in a thin layer of insecticide. The neonicotinoids used in ...

Nematodes — The University of Delaware no longer offers an open nematode assay service. Aphids In the fall, examine 1 linear foot of row in 10 sites; estimate the number of aphids per foot of row ...

A sure sign of summer is freshly harvested sweet corn. This vegetable is No. 1 in terms of acreage planted in Lancaster County, and probably many other counties in Pennsylvania as well. While the ...