Difficulty of corn rootworm management heightens

A crop specialist says corn rootworm is becoming more difficult to manage. Kurt Maertens, tech service representative with BASF, says, “Specifically, the larvae feeding on the corn roots. We’ve seen a tremendous amount of pressure due to resistance to the Bt traits with the Western Corn Rootworms and then an increase in the extended diapause […]

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