Tag Archives: corn rootworm

New requirements to address corn rootworm resistance to Bt Corn

Posted on February 22, 2016 by Laurie Vial

Reposted from the Southern IPM Center blog Posted on Feb. 18, 2016 by rhallberg In response to signs that the corn rootworm is becoming resistant to single trait Bt products, the Environmental Protection Agency is announcing new, more protective requirements designed to … Continue reading →

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Corn rootworm resistance to Bt corn

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Robert Wright

We have previously reported on the existence of resistance in western corn rootworm populations in Nebraska to Cry3Bb1 and mCry3A proteins expressed in some Bt corn hybrids see website. Researchers led by Dr. Lance Meinke at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln … Continue reading →

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Webinar: Estimation of efficacy functions for products used to manage corn rootworm larval injury

Posted on September 21, 2015 by Robert Wright

A new open access webinar  is available which describes the relative efficacy of options that are currently available to manage corn rootworm larval injury. By Nicholas Tinsley, Ph.D. Department of Crop Sciences University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Phone: 217-265-4113 Email: … Continue reading →

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Webinar on RNA Interference as a Pest Management Tool for Western Corn Rootworm

Posted on September 4, 2015 by Laurie Vial

Submitted by Robert Wright Corn Rootworm Management in the Transgenic Era September 2015 webinar By Ana María Vélez, Ph.D. Research Assistant Professor of Entomology University of Nebraska-Lincoln Phone: 402-472-8694 Email: avelezarango2@unl.edu   Photo courtesy Kansas State University Summary: RNA interference … Continue reading →

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