Monitoring and risk assessment of European corn borer (ECB) resistance to transgenic Bt corn in Minnesota
Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council
Fei Yang, PI
Yucheng Wang — Co-PI
$410,000 · Full award to the lab
Research supported
by strong partnerships.
Projects span resistance monitoring, pest biology, management trials, and sustainable crop protection.
$3,503,044
University of Minnesota awards
Collaborative projects included
$2,819,206
Allocated to Yang’s UMN program
Program allocation
Project portfolio
11 Projects
Large-scale assessment of European corn borer (ECB) resistance to Bt proteins in the U.S. and Canada using F2 screening
Corteva Agriscience
Fei Yang, PI
$438,458 · Full award to the lab
Monitoring and risk assessment of the invasive insect Helicoverpa armigera
Minnesota Invasive Terrestrial Plants and Pests Center (MITPPC)
Fei Yang, PI
Yucheng Wang, Amelia Lindsey, William Hutchison — Co-PIs
$587,389 · Full award to the lab
Understanding competition and feeding behavior of larvae and cold tolerance of eggs in western and northern corn rootworm
Corteva Agriscience
Fei Yang, PI
$311,520 · Full award to the lab
The billion-dollar pest strikes back: European corn borer resistance to Bt corn
USDA Agriculture and Food Research Initiative
Juan Luis Jurat-Fuentes, PI
Fei Yang, Jocelyn Smith, Kurt H. Lamour — Co-PIs
Total award: $750,000 · $70,034 to the lab
Enhancement of Survey Efforts for Corn Insect Pests in Minnesota
Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council
Fei Yang, PI
$165,660 · Full award to the lab
Investigating the Efficacy of Insecticidal Seed Treatments in Bt and Non-Bt Corn for Managing Corn Rootworm Complex
Minnesota Corn Research and Promotion Council
Fei Yang, PI
$147,880 · Full award to the lab
Bt resistance in European corn borer (ECB): monitoring and assessment
Bayer CropScience
Fei Yang, PI
$119,753 · Full award to the lab
Rapid response to evolution of Bt resistance in a billion-dollar pest, European corn borer in Minnesota: Evaluating the magnitude of the threat
Minnesota Agricultural Experiment Station, Rapid Agricultural Response Fund Program
Fei Yang, PI
$199,482 · Full award to the lab
Preserving pollinators: Reducing use of neonicotinoid seed treatments in corn and soybean across Minnesota
Minnesota Department of Agriculture, Pollinator Research and Outreach Grant Program
Fei Yang, PI
Robert L. Koch — Co-PI
$208,753 · Full award to the lab
Applied Field Research Projects
Multiple industry and public partners
Fei Yang, PI
Applied field trials evaluating the efficacy of foliar insecticides, soil insecticides, seed treatments, and Bt hybrids against corn rootworm, corn earworm, seed corn maggots, and other corn insect pests.
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- Wyffels
- Pahl’s Farm
- Corteva Agriscience
- Bayer CropScience
- ProFarm
- FMC
- Syngenta
- BASF
- Valent
- Minnesota Department of Agriculture
- MWFPA
- AMVAC
Combined funding: $156,169 · Full award to the lab
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