In addition, caterpillars will also attack whorl stage sweet corn, and other insect pests can occasionally cause economic damage by themselves to the ears. This document focuses on the primary sweet ...

"Future studies will investigate the mechanisms behind flavonoid-mediated damage to the gut of corn earworm larvae and will ...

Photosynthetic limitation can be caused by numerous factors. The most important factors impacting stalk rots in corn are foliar diseases, insect damage, cloud cover, high plant density, and nutrient ...

Here's a short video about preparing sweet corn. Sweet corn is most often eaten cooked. Peel or “shuck” the outer green leaves and remove the silks. If you see insect feeding damage on the tip end, ...

The study is published in Current Research in Insect Science. Researchers identified mechanisms that regulate an underlying process corn rootworms ... limit the costly damage these pests inflict ...

We found no relationship between YieldGard Bt resistance and corn grain aflatoxin concentrations. Yield responses were variable with the prevention of yield loss being proportional to the severity of ...

The Colorado Fruit & Vegetable Growers Association (CFVGA) has been awarded grant to develop a pest-management program to combat corn earworm that is causing millions of dollars of damage to sweet ...

Farmers should be aware that overusing Bt corn can be problematic, according to an analysis of data covering 12 years and 10 ...

Woodruff has pinpointed several strategies that can help minimize the damage molds and ... can reduce mold and insect activity, Woodruff says. 2. Dry mold-affected corn down one point lower ...