Rootworms Ramp Up

Heightened Rootworm Pressure Requires Digging, Checking Hybrids

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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Corn rootworm problems are showing up in fields this year despite wet conditions. Growers are urged to scout fields. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
Corn rootworm problems are showing up in fields this year despite wet conditions. Growers are urged to scout fields. (DTN photo by Pamela Smith)
With reports of heavy rootworm pressure surfacing in the Corn Belt, entomologists are urging growers to get out and dig roots to check their level of rootworm pressure before they select seed for next year.

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Emily Unglesbee

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