Alberta research and U.S. commercialization show insect-killing nematodes may offer a practical, long-term solution for crop ...

Weevils are bugs that infest plants and pantry goods. ... Maize weevils are 1/8th inch larger than rice weevils, and their grain of choice is corn, though they also eat rice and wheat.

After its success against the European corn borer and various cotton pests, scientists created corn plants that included another version of the Bt gene, one that produces a toxin that is lethal to ...

CBP agriculture inspection officers detected Cratosomus punctulatus Gyllenhal (commonly called a snout weevil,) in a shipment of fresh corn from Mexico on Aug. 13, 2019, at a Brownsville, Texas ...

How to Protect Corn From Pests. Ears of corn can be protected from raccoons and squirrels by wrapping the ears with reinforced packing tape. Circle the ear with the tape about 2 inches below the tip.

Granary weevils are different from similar species: They can't fly. ... This is particularly true of the granary weevil. A reddish-brown beetle that turns up in oats, rice, corn, ...

THE country’s corn output in the upcoming marketing year 2025-2026 may rebound to 8.3 million metric tons (MMT), owing to the ...

Pests and pathogens are sometimes involved, ... You might get a few good corn feasts before the critters find your crop, but violent weather can flatten it before you’ve had a single bite.

As a rule, weevils are clumsier than many other beetles, ... The best known species in Germany are curculio nucum and curculio glandium as well as the corn weevil, a grain pest.