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Corn earworm

Pest● mediumStage 6: Tassel and Silk Apparence (Polination )

SYMPTOMS

Young larvae: Feed on the outer parts of leaves and between leaf veins, before moving into the whorl to feed on young leaves. Larger larvae: Can completely consume the growing point of the plant. Silk clipping: Young larvae clip corn silks off. Tunnel into silk channel: Larvae bore through the silk channel to the ear tip and begin feeding on the kernels.

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