Five major soil insects can be found in corn fields: seed corn maggot, white grubs, wireworms, cutworms and rootworms. Corn rootworm populations have increased in continuous corn production areas of ...

New York farmers have only one shot each year to grow a crop of corn or soybeans, and waiting under the soil are insects like the seed corn maggot that love to gobble up seedlings before they emerge.

Wondering what’s causing stunted growth and wilting in your corn field? When you see wilting of small corn plants, the first order of business is to examine the roots. You may find that your young ...

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — About 89.5 million acres of soybeans will be planted across the United States in 2017 — a record high, according to the USDA. Research published in the April 2017 issue of Pest ...

The seedcorn maggot, Delia platura (Meigen; Diptera: Anthomyiidae), is a polyphagous pest that feeds on decaying organic matter, seeds, and seedlings of several crops, including corn (Zea mays L.; ...

Controlling pests of corn and soybeans can be difficult. Most farmers rely on seed treatments and broad-spectrum insecticides which terminate the pests but also takes out the beneficial natural ...

Albaugh has received U.S. EPA registration for BIOST 2G Nematicide + Insecticide, a new biological seed treatment for use in ...

Majestene And Next-Generation Nematicide/Insecticide Improved Yields in Six Replicated Studies for Nematode, Corn Root Worm Larvae and Seed Corn Maggot Control Research trials conducted at six Midwest ...

The biological seed treatment technology contains a novel active ingredient that has shown strong activity against plant ...