Corn root worms are heading into the beetle stage. University of Minnesota Extension Integrated Pest Management Specialist Bruce Potter says it’s another bad year of corn root worm with heavy resistant pockets in southern Minnesota. “Some farmers are getting better at using crop rotation in conjunction with insecticides.” Potter recommends farmers start taking preventative methods for next year’s crop. “They’re getting ready to lay eggs, so management should be geared towards the 2024 crop.”
