Tag: Diabrotica

  • Insecticide Use Surging Again in Midwest

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    NPR’s July 9th Morning Edition Series featured a piece on the resurgance of insecticide use in the Midwest: Across the Midwestern corn belt, a familiar battle has resumed, hidden in the soil. On one side are tiny, white larvae of the corn rootworm. On the other side are farmers and the insect-killing arsenal of modern…