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Yield10 Bioscience Working to Release Herbicide Tolerant Camelina

Yield10 Bioscience, Inc. is working to release winter and spring Camelina varieties that are herbicide tolerant, a Feb. 21 news release said.

During he 2022 growing season, Yield10 was able to show its herbicide tolerant spring Camelina lines were tolerant to application of a commonly used broadleaf herbicide, the release said. In the 2022/2023 growing season Yield10 retested its lead commercial candidate herbicide tolerant spring Camelina lines in field trials in the southern United States with the results being replicated. They were also tolerant to the application of a grassy weed control product.

“The results of our southern U.S. winter field trials with the single HT trait in our spring Camelina lines as well as recent greenhouse studies on our next generation stacked HT trait package, which includes broadleaf weed control and tolerance to group 2 herbicide soil residues, indicate we remain on track to launch herbicide tolerant Camelina varieties. Our goal is robust weed control enabling growers to plant with confidence on a large scale,” Kristi Snell, chief science officer of Yield10 Bioscience, said in the release.

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Dr. Fei Yang Discusses Corn Rootworm, European Corn Borer, and Pest Monitoring

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What insect threats are Minnesota corn growers facing, and what research is helping farmers stay ahead of them?

At the 2026 MN Ag Expo, University of Minnesota entomologist Fei Yang shared updates on three Minnesota Corn-supported research projects focused on insect monitoring, seed treatments, and pest resistance.

Current work includes statewide monitoring programs that use pheromone, light, and sticky traps to track key pests such as black cutworm, true armyworm, corn earworm, European corn borer, and corn rootworm. Researchers are also evaluating whether high-rate seed treatments provide effective corn rootworm control and studying the development of resistance in European corn borer populations to Bt corn traits.

These projects help researchers better understand pest pressures across Minnesota and provide farmers with practical information to support informed management decisions.