View Full Profile. Learn about our Editorial Policies. “This is the first paper published showing offsite benefits to other host plants for a pest like the corn borer, which is a significant pest for ...

Among nine teams in the state, Hutchinson’s two seven-member squads designed drones to help farmers combat the European corn borer. Tiger Aviation, the first-place team, and Tiger Aeronautics ...

“We do have corn borer building in the areas where farmers have moved to the non-Bt market for market premiums,” says Ferrie. “And if we do that for a series of years, we start to see more ...

Interestingly, due to the introduction of Bt maize, recent research suggests there has been an areawide suppression of European corn borer populations (Hutchison et al. 2010). This is beneficial ...

a. The Bt toxin kills all insects. b. The Bt toxin kills European corn borer and other flying insects. c. The Bt toxin kills the European corn borer and its close relatives. d. The Bt toxin only kills ...

The European corn borer was another insect pest discussed at the Crop Production Clinic. This pest has not been a problem since 1996, when BT crops — including corn — were introduced ...

Dr. Fei Yang, UMN Corn Extension entomologist, joined UMN Extension Crops Educator Dr. Anthony Hanson for a discussion on corn insect pests. Dr. Yang provided an update on the current challenges ...