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Greenish-brown caterpillar crawling on yellow corn kernels

Concerns About Corn Earworm in Field Corn

As I mentioned in a soybean article, corn earworms are early this year, populations are high, and moths are flying. A lot of growers, curious about how their corn might have pollinated after this…

Hand holding a plant stem showing exposed root crown and soil-covered roots

Status of Southern Corn Billbug in NC Blacklands

Southern corn billbug is a historical pest of corn in the southeastern US and, in North Carolina, was a persistent pest throughout the Coastal Plain. Nearly 100 years ago (1917), a biologist named…

Bar chart titled "No significant differences in yield" showing Bu/A +/- SE for nine DKC hybrids labeled non-Bt/Bt.

Non-Bt Hybrid Yield Trial 2020 Results and Why You Should Plant Non-Bt Corn as Resistance Insurance

All growers who plant Bt corn in North Carolina are required by law to plant non-Bt corn (refuge). Details are specified on the bag tag, but non-Bt corn must represent at least 20% of the total corn…