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Kevin Steffey, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Caption: Kevin Steffey, a U. of I. Extension specialist in entomology and a professor of crop sciences, says higher return on the corn crop is encouraging some growers to use multiple pest management techniques on their crops -- without first determining whether they are needed.

Credit: Photo by L. Brian Stauffer, Illinois News Bureau

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