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YieldGard® Corn Borer

YieldGard Corn Borer delivers whole-season, in-plant protection against European and southwestern corn borer, for a zone of protection throughout the stalk-from the time you plant until the time you harvest.

  • YieldGard Corn Borer produces healthier stalks from reduced stalk damage and lodging caused by corn borers.
  • With YieldGard Corn Borer, more moisture and nutrients are available and utilized by the plant to produce healthier stalks.
  • Healthier stalks allow YieldGard Corn Borer to maximize yield potential and yield protection while reducing lodging and ear drop.
  • YieldGard Corn Borer is more convenient for growers to use since it reduces the amount of insecticide handled and the time spent scouting for insect damage.

Insect Resistance Management Requirements and Options

To preserve the benefits and insect protection of the YieldGard® family of corn technologies, and Insect Resistance management (IRM) plan must be part of short-term and long-term production strategies.

  • Planting a corn refuge maintains a population of corn borers that are not exposed to the Bt protein.
  • Plant at least 20 percent of your acres on each farm as are fuge. Corn planted in the refuge should not contain Bt technology to control corn borers.
  • Plant the refuge within half a mile (one-quarter mile preferred) of the YieldGard Corn Borer corn.
  • Refuge can be a block or in-field strip (four consecutive rows minimum, six rows preferred, in each strip).
  • Planting a refuge is an EPA requirement for YieldGard Corn Borer corn.

Please refer to the YieldGard IRM Guide for complete IRM requirements

                           


Before opening a bag of seed, be sure to read and understand the stewardship requirements, including applicable refuge requirements for insect resistance management, for hte biotechnology triats expressed in the seed as set forth in the Monsanto Technology Agreement that you sign. By opening and using a bag of seed, you are reaffirming your obligation to comply with those stewardship requirements.


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