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(NAPSI)-Many of the farmers who supply America's food at fair prices
have a new way to deal with an old trouble. Tiny worms can cause big problems
for corn farmers. Corn earworms are one of the most destructive ear-feeding
pests that farmers face--just three damaged kernels per ear can result in a
yield loss of one bushel per acre at harvest. This can take a big toll on a
farmer's bottom line.
Historically, farmers have had few options to help protect their crops
from this voracious eater. For the first time, farmers now have a proven line
of defense against the destructive corn earworm.
By providing maximum protection against pests, this next-generation insect
protection helps farmers do what they do best even better. The new technology
provides them with new levels of insect protection that can enhance grain
quality and reduce risk. New DEKALB® brand Genuity™
VT Triple PRO™ corn technology gives farmers a new defense against pests,
including the previously uncontrolled corn earworm.
B. Rogers Leonard, Louisiana
State University
Agricultural Center
research professor, warns that corn earworm can be very destructive on the
farm. "The South has a longer production season than the northern corn
belt, so it typically has more severe pest problems," he explains.
"This new technology should prove to be very beneficial for the southern
U.S.
grain industry, as it will provide broad-spectrum protection against foliage-
and grain-feeding caterpillar pests, which previous technologies have not
consistently suppressed."
"Historically, we have ignored corn earworm because there has been no
economic way to protect against it," says Dr. Bob Wright, research and
extension entomologist at the University
of Nebraska-Lincoln.
"By the time farmers saw injury on their corn ears, it was too late to
control."
Kenneth Barnes, who farms in Tennessee
and Kentucky,
is optimistic that advanced earworm control will mean greater yield and
profit potential for farmers. "I'm confident the new technology will
help our insect problems," he says. "I think it will also give us a
better-quality product and therefore put more money in our pockets."
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Corn earworm is one of the most destructive pests that
farmers face. But armed with the latest technology, farmers finally have what
they need to fight back.
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