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Corn rootworm populations on the rise
Oct 31, 2017, 10:13 AM
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An agronomist expects corn rootworm to be a bigger problem for growers in many parts of the Midwest next year.
Paul Parcher covers northern Iowa for Channel Seed and says rootworm pressure has been building in his territory since 2014.
“A lot of acres were prevent-planted (in 2013), so we had corn rootworm larvae hatch out into fields with nothing to feed on. Essentially, they died, having a huge impact on corn rootworm population.”
He tells Brownfield harsh conditions from the winter of 2013 through the spring of 2014 significantly reduced hatching, further crashing corn rootworm populations.
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