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The larva of any of several insects, as the cucumber beetle, that feeds on the underground part of plants;

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  • Because rootworm is American corn's most voracious enemy, this new variety has the potential to reduce annual pesticide use in America by more than 14 million pounds.
  • The least well-known of the species in the state of Kentucky is the northern corn rootworm which is lacking in any black marks on the wing covers.
  • Triple-stack seed has traits that help protect the corn plant from herbicides and corn-borer and rootworm pests.
  • Earlier this year the Environmental Protection Agency approved a genetically modified corn that resists a beetle larva known as rootworm.
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