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Bt Sweet Corn Still a Winner Galen Dively, an Extension pest management specialist, said Bt sweet corn traits are still highly effective. All varieties with the anti-insect genetics provide 100% control of whorl, stalk and ear infestations, and there’s no evidence so far of any resistance developing to expressed Bt proteins, Dively said. Bt traits suppress the whorl and tassel feeding damage of fall armyworm and controls western bean cutworm. This pest has been found in New York and easter...