DAVIS, Calif., Dec. 08, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Field trials in 2021 for Marrone Bio Innovations’ (NASDAQ: MBII) next-generation product for environmentally sustainable control of yield-robbing pests ...

Corn rootworms, pests responsible for billions of dollars in yearly crop losses, are evolving resistance that weakens even the latest biotechnology controls, according to a new study published in the ...

CHICAGO, Dec 16 (Reuters) - Populations of insects that feed on corn and other crops in the United States may flourish and expand to new territory as global climate change brings warmer summers and ...

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Populations of insects that feed on corn and other crops in the United States may flourish and expand to new territory as global climate change brings warmer summers and milder ...

What’s crawling around your corn fields? If you haven’t ventured out between the cornstalks lately, several pests could be feeding on your precious corn without your knowing it. Bob Wright, extension ...

The flavonoids that provide insecticide-like protection to some corn lines against corn earworm larvae also provide pigments to the plants that show up in the silks, husks and kernels. Pictured here ...

The corn earworm causes the loss of more than 76 million bushels of corn in the United States annually, and there is mounting evidence that increasingly extreme weather events and temperatures will ...

Pests have always been a challenge for farmers because insects, fungi, bacteria, and rodents cause damage even on plants in natural ecosystems. Their impact in agriculture is of greater consequence ...

A type of corn marketed by Dow Chemical Co. and DuPont Co. is failing to live up to promises that it prevents a damaging worm from feeding on the crop, according to a group of insect experts. Corn ...

Climate change could provide the warmer weather pests prefer, leading to an increase in populations that feed on corn and other crops, according to a new study. Warmer growing season temperatures and ...