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The Corn Worm

Categories: Pests and Diseases of Plants

Last year all my ears of corn were infested with maggot, growing fat

thereon. Can you help me scare them away?



You have to do with the so-called corn worm which is very abundant in

this State and one of the greatest pests to corn growing. It is the same

insect which is known as the boll worm of the cotton in the Southern

States. No satisfactory method of controlling this has been found,

although a great deal of experimentation has been done. Nearly

everything that could be thought of has been tried without very

satisfactory results. A late planted corn has sometimes been free, for

the insect is not in the laying stage then. If it were not for this

insect the canning of corn would be an important industry in this State.



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