Corn
Other pests you may see:
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 Armyworms Identification tips: Black with a white or red stripe; eggs are covered with a gray, cottony material, found on weeds near field; look for holes in leaves and girdled branches. |
 Corn leafminer Identification tips: Pale-green to yellowish maggots; look for mines on lower leaves up to the sixth leaf. |
 Cucumber beetles Identification tips: Yellow with black spots or black with white stripes; larvae hatch in soil and feed on roots; adults feed on corn leaves, tassels, and silks. |
 Grasshoppers Identification tips: Nymphs feed on foliage, most often on the edges of fields near pasture areas or roadsides. |
 Thrips Identification tips: Adults are tiny and narrow with fringed wings; immature thrips are wingless and yellowish; look for stunted plants and distorted leaves. |