Researchers found that they're sharing resistance traits and evolving rapidly. Researchers issue urgent warning as hybrid ...

Olathe sweet corn, one of Colorado’s most famous summer treats, has been slow to hit stores this year as moth-laying worms continue to plague fields. But local farmers and researchers are working hard ...

After worms ravaged last year’s Olathe sweet corn crop, the infestation has returned. But farmers on the Western Slope are banding together and using new tools to fight back. The coalition includes ...

Two extremely damaging crop pests have interbred to create hybrids resistant to more than one pesticide that could cause ...

Researchers are hoping corn earworms skipped health class in high school so they can curb their growth with a new idea after the insects became more resistant to the common insecticides farmers have ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings – shaped like the wings of ...

Corn earworm pests are aptly named as they feed on ears of corn. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

Researchers used genomics to investigate the genetic changes causing resistance to transgenic crops in field populations of the corn earworm, also known as cotton bollworm or Helicoverpa zea. They ...

About two years ago, things didn’t look entirely good in John Harold’s sweet corn fields. Corn earworm moth larvae were hatching in the heat, diminishing how much of the signature “Olathe Sweet” sweet ...

(CFAES) — Over the past week, western bean cutworm (WBC) moth reports continue to be on the rise across the state with Sandusky County having the highest average of 47 moths (47 in one trap). As seen ...