Integrated Pest Management

Month: August 2023

Transgenic Bt Corn Research at Clemson University

August 25, 2023

Corn earworm larvae feeding on corn ear.

Contributing Author: Dr. Francis Reay-Jones More than 80% of field corn grown in the U.S. has been genetically engineered to express one or more insecticidal toxins from Bacillus thuringiensis, called Bt toxins. Bt corn was first commercialized in the U.S. in 1996, expressing a single Bt toxin targeting the European corn borer. Newer Bt corn […]

Clemson’s Vegetable Entomology Program

August 1, 2023

Headshot of a man with brown hair.

Dr. Tom Bilbo, Clemson’s vegetable and strawberry entomologist stationed at the Coastal Research and Education Center in Charleston, began his research and extension program late in 2021. Since starting here at Clemson, Dr. Bilbo has rapidly expanded his program and has started addressing a number of different economically important pest concerns for vegetable and strawberry […]