Based on last year's scouting, 2022 is predicted to be another tough year for corn rootworms in areas of the Midwest. Make sure you're staying vigilant! With the price of corn looking desirable, farmers may be replanting corn this spring. Back to back corn plantings increase rootworm risk. The best mitigation practice is crop rotation. Larvae feed on roots in late spring/early summer, causing stalks to tip over. Adults feed on leaves and silks in the late summer, inhibiting pollination. Try seed variations if you know you'll have rootworm. And talk to your co-op about the strength of insecticides before applying -- rootworms are very adaptive to repetitive pest management.

Based on last year's scouting, 2022 is predicted to be another tough year for corn rootworms in areas of the Midwest. Make sure you're staying vigilant! With the price of corn looking desirable, farmers may be replanting corn this spring. Back to back corn plantings increase rootworm risk. The best mitigation practice is crop rotation. Larvae feed on roots in late spring/early summer, causing stalks to tip over. Adults feed on leaves and silks in the late summer, inhibiting pollination. Try seed variations if you know you'll have rootworm. And talk to your co-op about the strength of insecticides before applying -- rootworms are very adaptive to repetitive pest management.

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