Interactor role: pest
Literal values, not normalised. 183,098 distinct spellings cover 1,706,259 claims; only letter case and spacing are merged, so “maize”, “corn” and “Zea mays L.” are three separate entries here. The By interacting organism view merges spellings of one organism through NCBI Taxonomy.
Claim · model-written summary
Eighteen pumpkin scent compounds were electroantennographically active for rootworm.
Verbatim
e0“We identified 18 non-sex specific EAD-active compounds for WCR.”
t0“Oil Pumpkin”
Title
Martin Schlager; Stephan Manhalter; Katharina Wechselberger; et al. Journal of Chemical Ecology 2026. doi:10.1007/s10886-026-01712-8
Claim · model-written summary
The main pumpkin scent compound 1,4-dimethoxybenzene was not attractive to rootworm in field tests.
Verbatim
e0“In field tests, 1,4-dimethoxybenzene, the main compound in pumpkin floral scent, was not attractive to WCR, whereas (E)-p-methoxycinnamaldehyde, a minor compound, was as attractive as the complete pumpkin mixture.”
t0“Oil Pumpkin”
Title
Martin Schlager; Stephan Manhalter; Katharina Wechselberger; et al. Journal of Chemical Ecology 2026. doi:10.1007/s10886-026-01712-8
Claim · model-written summary
Maize and WCR phenological interactions plus gender-specific behaviors appeared to be key determinants of WCR activity in first-year maize.
Verbatim
e0“during 2021-2022 in northeast Nebraska, USA”
e4“Maize and WCR phenological interactions plus gender-specific behaviors appeared to be key determinants of WCR activity in first-year maize”
Title
Western corn rootworm adult activity and immigrant resistance to Bt traits in first-year maize
Lance J. Meinke; Jordan D. Reinders; James Clothier; et al. PLoS ONE 2025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325388
Claim · model-written summary
WCR collections from first-year and adjacent continuous maize fields showed similar Bt resistance levels.
Verbatim
e0“during 2021-2022 in northeast Nebraska, USA”
e5“Similar resistance levels were observed in WCR collections from first-year and many adjacent continuous maize fields”
Title
Western corn rootworm adult activity and immigrant resistance to Bt traits in first-year maize
Lance J. Meinke; Jordan D. Reinders; James Clothier; et al. PLoS ONE 2025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325388
Claim · model-written summary
Adjacent maize fields were a major contributor of WCR immigrants.
Not reportedDirection
Verbatim
e6“Aggregate study results suggest adjacent maize fields were a major contributor of WCR immigrants”
Title
Western corn rootworm adult activity and immigrant resistance to Bt traits in first-year maize
Lance J. Meinke; Jordan D. Reinders; James Clothier; et al. PLoS ONE 2025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325388
Claim · model-written summary
Significant variation in WCR immigration, colonization and associated Bt resistance levels was observed in first-year maize.
Verbatim
e7“Significant variation in WCR immigration/ colonization and associated Bt resistance levels were observed in first-year maize”
Title
Western corn rootworm adult activity and immigrant resistance to Bt traits in first-year maize
Lance J. Meinke; Jordan D. Reinders; James Clothier; et al. PLoS ONE 2025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325388
Claim · model-written summary
Scouting of first-year maize fields is recommended to match WCR management approaches to the relative risk of injury in second-year maize.
Verbatim
e7“scouting of first-year maize fields is recommended to match appropriate WCR management approaches to relative risk of injury in second-year maize”
Title
Western corn rootworm adult activity and immigrant resistance to Bt traits in first-year maize
Lance J. Meinke; Jordan D. Reinders; James Clothier; et al. PLoS ONE 2025. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0325388
Claim · model-written summary
T. virens colonization of maize roots suppressed western corn rootworm larval survival and weight gain.
Not reportedComparator
Verbatim
t0“Regulate Maize Resistance to Anthracnose Leaf Blight”
e7“T. virens colonization of maize roots suppressed WCR larvae survival and weight gain”
Title
Pei-Cheng Huang; Peiguo Yuan; John M. Grunseich; et al. Plants 2024. doi:10.3390/plants13091240
Claim · model-written summary
Under well-watered conditions the spectral profiles of maize separated between Western corn rootworm treatments.
Verbatim
e0“Under well-watered conditions, the spectral profiles separated between WCR treatments”
t0“Maize”
Title
Drought Stress Affects Spectral Separation of Maize Infested by Western Corn Rootworm
Raquel Peron-Danaher; Lorenzo Cotrozzi; Ali Masjedi; et al. Agronomy 2023. doi:10.3390/agronomy13102562
Claim · model-written summary
Foliar spectral profiles of maize separated under drought conditions irrespective of Western corn rootworm presence.
Verbatim
e0“The foliar spectral profiles separated under drought conditions, irrespective of WCR presence”
t0“Maize”
Title
Drought Stress Affects Spectral Separation of Maize Infested by Western Corn Rootworm
Raquel Peron-Danaher; Lorenzo Cotrozzi; Ali Masjedi; et al. Agronomy 2023. doi:10.3390/agronomy13102562
Zea mays