Light and pheromone traps are tools that help us know when certain insects are active in crops like cotton, peanuts, and soybeans. Light traps use a black light to attract insects at night. They work well for some species, like asiatic garden beetle, corn earworm, and green stink bug, but not as well for others, like ...| soybeans.ces.ncsu.edu
Bt corn growers are required to plant 20% of their total corn acres to non-Bt corn for resistance management. An important question is do growers lose yield on the 20% of the … Continue Reading| Corn News - NC State Extension
Article by Alexis Alsdorf, NC State Department of Entomology and Plant Pathology PhD student Helicoverpa zea (corn earworm or bollworm) is a common pest that feeds on many crops, including corn and cotton, across the United States. Over time, this pest has become resistant to some of the Bt corn and cotton traits that are supposed ...| corn.ces.ncsu.edu