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How to crush corn rootworm.
Protect your yields.When you choose DEKALB® corn, you never settle on yield potential. It’s what we’re known for. Now protect that big potential from high corn rootworm pressure with DEKALB brand featuring SmartStax® PRO with RNAi Technology. It combines the proven performance of SmartStax® Technology with RNAi Technology — an innovation unique to Bayer that provides a third mode of action against corn rootworm.
SmartStax® PRO Technology combines the proven benefits of SmartStax® Technology corn rootworm protection with an additional, novel RNAi-based mode of action, providing improved corn rootworm control over a range of pressure.**
**Based upon 2019-2020 Bayer internal trials comparing leading corn rootworm technologies in fields with moderate to heavy corn rootworm pressure.
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Take the fight to the fields.The Watch is a free program from Bayer that equips you with tools, knowledge and insights to battle corn rootworm in your region. If you’re experiencing increased pressure from this pest, The Watch is one of your strongest allies in fighting it.
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*34 2021 Bayer Trials in the Corn Belt (KS, CO, NE, IA, IL, ND, SD, OH, MN) in medium to very high CRW pressure environments (as shown by a Node Injury Score on 0-3 scale 0.76-3 in the non-CRW traited check) vs. SmartStax® RIB Complete® Corn Blend, Agrisure Duracade® E-Z Refuge®, Qrome® and Optimum® AcreMax® XTreme products in the 95-115 RM range with comparable trait packages. Always read and follow pesticide label directions, insect resistance management requirements (where applicable), and grain marketing and all other stewardship practices. To review additional important information, click to open the menu below.