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.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will Frankenfood Save the Planet?] Reference

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.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

Triple-stack seed has traits that help protect the corn plant from herbicides and corn-borer and rootworm pests.    From Wordnik.com.  [Investors Shake Off Monsanto Loss] Reference

Earlier this year the Environmental Protection Agency approved a genetically modified corn that resists a beetle larva known as rootworm.    From Wordnik.com.  [Will Frankenfood Save the Planet?] Reference

Some insects like the corn rootworm beetle (Diabrotica spp.) or Japanese beetle (Popillia japonica) can cut off the silks before pollination.    From Wordnik.com.  [Chapter 7] Reference

"We expect Monsanto to triple planted acreage for their 'triple stacked' Roundup Ready, corn rootworm and corn borer protection product this year," he said.    From Wordnik.com.  [DuPont Shares Look 'Deceptively Cheap'] Reference

The same is also true for developed countries where there are particular pests that are hard to control -- such as the corn rootworm complex or some perennial weeds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Do GM Crops Increase Yield?] Reference

The Western corn rootworm (insert) is a devastating pest of maize roots.    From Wordnik.com.  [innovations-report] Reference

This is function of rootworm damage and is named 'goose-necking' of corn.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

The western corn rootworm is the most commonly encountered species attacking corn in.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

And only 63 percent of farmers had their rootworm refuges close enough to their BT fields.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

• Only 74 percent of growers planting rootworm-protected crops met the size requirement, and.    From Wordnik.com.  [Food IngredientsFIrst News] Reference

This rootworm is identified by the 11 visible black spots on the green wing that covers their bodies.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

Attacking annually, the western corn rootworm (actually a beetle) is considered the most destructive corn pest in the.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

In areas in Germany where the corn rootworm is a potential threat, the Federal Office of Consumer Protection and Food Safety.    From Wordnik.com.  [innovations-report] Reference

"Not having downed corn with rootworm problems-not having ears lying on the ground with corn borer, which we did years ago.".    From Wordnik.com.  [Brownfield] Reference

Corn plants which were very much ruined by corn rootworm larvae usually fall over moderately and may attempt to bend further up.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

Genuity VT Double PRO provides a profitable opportunity for growers within select regions who are experiencing low rootworm pressure.    From Wordnik.com.  [Food IngredientsFIrst News] Reference

Only 74 percent of farmers were setting up a big enough refuge for corn resistant to the rootworm in 2008, down from 89 percent in 2006.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

On the other hand, the southern corn rootworm remain alive throughout the winter as a mature and will lay its eggs in the planting season.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

By emitting the volatile compound E-beta-caryophyllene in response to rootworm feeding, maize plants naturally attract insect-killing nematodes.    From Wordnik.com.  [innovations-report] Reference

'We couldn't test the nematodes in Switzerland because the western corn rootworm is not present yet, so we had to travel to Hungary,' says Turlings.    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference

The Western corn rootworm (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera) is the most damaging maize pest in the US and is responsible for enormous financial losses.    From Wordnik.com.  [innovations-report] Reference

The good news is the state's late-planted corn is not likely to see increased problems with corn rootworm and is likely to see reduced wireworm damage.    From Wordnik.com.  [Southeast Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference

"Most of the research that we base our decisions on regarding rootworm management was conducted before we began planting transgenic corn," Spencer said.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Times Today's News] Reference

Corn plants produce roots on accelerating rings, the corn rootworm larvae can eliminate 3 or more full rings of roots during June if populations are extreme.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

While effective in prolonging the efficacy of traits, refuge acres are at risk for yield loss from rootworm damage, as well as increased corn insecticide costs.    From Wordnik.com.  [WebWire | Recent Headlines] Reference

Environmental Protection Agency and eliminates the need for separate rootworm refuge while increasing the ease and flexibility of planting the corn borer refuge.    From Wordnik.com.  [DuPont Raises Agricultural Seed Share Gains Further - Yahoo! Finance] Reference

"Our study showed that the re-established natural EßC signal greatly enhanced the effectiveness of nematodes in controlling Western corn rootworm", Hiltpold reports.    From Wordnik.com.  [innovations-report] Reference

The striped beetles overwinter in the leaf litter of nearby woods, and the spotted beetle, also known as the southern corn rootworm beetle, overwinters in cornfields.    From Wordnik.com.  [Evansville Courier & Press Stories] Reference

Maize MON863 expresses a variant Bacillus thuringiensis cry3Bb1 gene which confers protection against coleopteran pests, principally the corn rootworm (Diabrotica spp.).    From Wordnik.com.  [Food IngredientsFIrst News] Reference

Corn plants create roots on ongoing rings, the corn rootworm larvae can eliminate about three or more complete rings of roots in the course of June if populations are severe.    From Wordnik.com.  [EzineArticles] Reference

"We have seen large improvements in grain yield and nitrogen use in hybrids containing the rootworm trait that we cannot completely attribute to rootworm control," Below said.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

We wanted to make sure all the hybrids are on an equal basis on insect control, particularly in case of rootworm. ".    From Wordnik.com.  [Delta Farm Press RSS Feed] Reference

"Most of the improvement in nitrogen use is in the uptake of nitrogen, with N recovery efficiencies increasing from around 50 percent to nearly 75 percent in the rootworm hybrids.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Nematodes vanquish western corn rootworm pest.    From Wordnik.com.  [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference