Sweet corn is one of the few crops for which insect pests drive most of the pest management program. A number of caterpillar pests attack sweet corn, infesting ears and rendering the ear and the whole ...

Eating a blend of non-toxic corn and genetically modified toxic corn can result in corn earworm pests (Helicoverpa zea) developing longer, more narrow and more tapered wings – shaped like the wings of ...

Researchers are hoping corn earworms skipped health class in high school so they can curb their growth with a new idea after the insects became more resistant to the common insecticides farmers have ...

OLATHE, Colo. — Hot summer days and cool summer nights – it's part of the magic that happens behind the delicious sweet corn grown in Olathe located on the Western Slope of Colorado – but this year's ...

Sweet corn farms in Olathe are facing a slew of bitter problems as a rise in crop pests has drastically impacted this year’s harvest. An infestation of helicoverpa zea — better known to the public as ...

About two years ago, things didn’t look entirely good in John Harold’s sweet corn fields. Corn earworm moth larvae were hatching in the heat, diminishing how much of the signature “Olathe Sweet” sweet ...

Corn earworm pests are aptly named as they feed on ears of corn. Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing ...

(CFAES) — Over the past week, western bean cutworm (WBC) moth reports continue to be on the rise across the state with Sandusky County having the highest average of 47 moths (47 in one trap). As seen ...