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It sounds like science fiction, but it’s science fact. Wireworms have been infiltrating fields for decades, causing unwanted damage in growers’ crops. It’s a tough pest to manage, as they eat almost ...

A new seed treatment that helps wheat growers kill wireworms was recently approved by the Environmental Protection Agency, and a Washington expert calls it a “game-changer.” Teraxxa, from BASF, uses ...

The click beetles have a catchy name and in the adult stage they represent no threat to cereal crops. Unfortunately this beetle’s larval stage—wireworms—can crimp a wheat producer’s profits if he has ...

Soil conditions mean farmers are likely to have wireworm problems this year, says a Washington State University expert. “Wireworms like moisture,” said Aaron Esser, county director for WSU Extension ...

A Houdini of pests, the meager wireworm can be an unwanted guest for multiple crop seasons. Often called a secondary pest, this worm-then-beetle can stop crops in their tracks by snacking on seeds and ...

Purdue Extension entomologists encourage corn farmers to be on the lookout for wireworms prior to planting. The click beetle larvae feed on corn seed germ and can prevent plants from sprouting.

PHEREMONE beetle traps to warn potato growers of wireworm attacks could soon be available, thanks to British Potato Council-funded testing of the idea. Damage from wireworms, the larvae of click ...

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Farmers in southern Alberta are gearing up for spring seeding and so are the pests that can hamper crop production. Joe Ripley farms near Spring Coulee, Alta., and one insect in particular has been ...

As wireworms spread across P.E.I., costing potato growers millions of dollars by damaging crops, farmers are turning to a new rotation crop for the fight. Wireworms, the larval form of the click ...