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The western corn rootworm Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte (Coleoptera: Chrysomelidae) is an important pest on corn in Kansas. Larvae feed on corn roots and adults on corn foliage and silks, Corn possessing a Bacillus thuringiensis toxin that is effective against this pest…

Western (Diabrotica virgifera virgifera LeConte) and northern (D. barberi Smith and Lawrence) corn rootworms remain economically important pests of field corn (maize; Zea mays L.) in the U.S. Corn Belt. With western corn rootworm resistance documented against all commercially av…