Rootworm Gut Microbes (IMAGE)

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, News Bureau

Rootworm Gut Microbes

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Populations of microbes in the guts of rotation-resistant and non-resistant western corn rootworms differ, giving the rotation-resistant rootworms an advantage in soybean fields.

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PHOTOS: JOSEPH SPENCER/ GRAPHIC: JULIE MCMAHON

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