Old-School Efforts Thwart ‘Billion-Dollar Beetles’

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Nicknamed the “billion-dollar beetle” for its enormous economic costs to growers in the United States each year, the western corn rootworm is one of the most devastating pests farmers face. BIO5 members Drs. Bruce Tabashnik & Yves Carriere share their research on how crop rotation and diversification can help combat the rootworm’s resistance toward certain crops.