Researchers discover how western corn rootworm resists crop rotation
Thursday, July 19, 2012 - 08:01
in Biology & Nature
A new study answers a question that has baffled researchers for more than 15 years: How does the western corn rootworm an insect that thrives on corn but dies on soybeans persist in fields that alternate between corn and soybeans? The answer, researchers say, has to do with enzyme production in the rootworm gut.