They’re slithery, slimy and they love to make a smorgasbord of your crops. The drab and inconspicuous slug continues to increase its rank of pests you should scout for and monitor in your corn and ...

A three-year Penn State study shows planting green boosts predator activity, helps limit slugs, maintains yields and ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) ...

Mixed corn hybrids are driving rapid wing evolution in corn earworm, producing high-altitude fliers that amplify resistance ...

A new report details the need for more ag funding to address existing weeds, insects and diseases as well as agronomic ...

Just like any other organisms, crop-destroying soil microbes die if they get too hot. With that fact in mind, scientists have developed a new system in which soil-heating microwaves are used to kill ...

As agriculture in the United States evolves, it’s becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...

Ensuring we and generations to come have enough to eat in the face of climate change and consequent species migrations, involves the necessary evil of killing insects that destroy our crops.

The Midwest’s cold winters play an important role for farmers: They prevent devastating crop pests such as corn earworms and corn borers from becoming established in their fields. Corn earworm pupae, ...

SIOUX CENTER, Iowa — 2026 Crop Advantage Series meetings will be held throughout Iowa, with a program planned Jan. 6, at ...

As agriculture in the United States evolves, it's becoming more intensive and less complex. That means larger fields, more cropland and less crop diversity with fewer crops in rotation. Ecological ...