Insecticide Use Up in Rootworm Fight

Rootworm Resistance Leads to Spike in Insecticide Use

Emily Unglesbee
By  Emily Unglesbee , DTN Staff Reporter
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A grower near Clear Lake, Iowa, checks his insecticide system before planting. More and more growers are adding planting-time soil insecticides back into their rootworm management system, as resistance to Bt-traits spreads. (DTN photo by Bob Elbert)
A grower near Clear Lake, Iowa, checks his insecticide system before planting. More and more growers are adding planting-time soil insecticides back into their rootworm management system, as resistance to Bt-traits spreads. (DTN photo by Bob Elbert)
As rootworm resistance to Bt-traits continues to surface in parts of the Cornbelt, chemical companies, equipment dealers, and farmers are seeing a return to planting-time soil insecticides.

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