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You are here: Top: Science:Agriculture:Field Crops:Cereals:Corn:Pests and Diseases (29)
- Common Diseases of Corn - Photographs and information on various diseases which may affect this crop, the life cycle of the causal agent, the symptoms and plant health management.
- Common Smut of Corn - Photographs of this common disease, the symptoms, causal organism and management.
- Common Smut on Corn - Photograph showing corn leaves infected by Ustilago maydis.
- Common Stalk Borer in Corn - Information on the life history and appearance of this insect with photographs of the damage it does. Also possible cultural and chemical control measures.
- Corn - Photographs of plants infected by various pathogens and pests, with links to articles on integrated crop management.
- Corn - Photograph of Cercospora zeae-maydis lesions on leafblade.
- Corn - Blue-eye kernels infected with Penicillium.
- Corn - Photograph of three corn kernels infected with Gibberella zeae.
- Corn Cutworms - Information and photographs of these and other similar pests to help identify the cause of crop damage, and a guide to control. [PDF]
- Corn Diseases - Photographs and information on 15 diseases which may affect this crop.
- Corn Earworm: Helicoverpa zea - Photographs and information on the life cycle of this pest, its description, host plants, damage, natural enemies and management using insecticides and biological control.
- Corn Rootworm: Integrated Crop Management - Various articles on these damaging pests with plenty of information on identification and control.
- Corn Smut - Photographs and information on this fungal disease, its symptoms, disease cycle and management.
- Early Season Insects in your Corn Field - Photographs of larvae and beetles and information to help distinguish between beneficial and harmful creatures.
- Eye Spot - Photographs and description of Kabatiella zeae infecting maize leaves.
- Field Corn Nematode Management - Information on the species that attack corn and their diagnosis and management, including nematicides recommended for this crop.
- Gray Leaf Spot of Corn - Photographs of lesions, and information on this disease caused by the fungus Cercospora zeae-maydis, its symptoms, spread and management. [PDF]
- Insect Injury to Mid-Season Corn - Information and photographs of pests including the European corn borer, stalk borer, armyworm, corn earworm, fall armyworm, stink bug, grasshopper and western corn rootworm.
- Insect Management in Field Corn - Describes the insect pests most commonly encountered in this crop, with information on inspection, the thresholds for action and control methods.
- Insects That Feed on Corn Ears - Photographs and information on both the major and less common pests that attack corn ears with an identification key.
- Integrated Crop Management: Black Cutworm - Various articles on these pests of corn crops with plenty of information on identification and control.
- Integrated Crop Management: European Corn Borer - Plenty of information on this pest, when to look for damage and possible control measures.
- Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus - This is one of the commonest viral diseases of corn and sorghum. Symptoms, insect carriers, host plants and controls are discussed. [PDF]
- Major Corn Diseases in North Carolina - A review of pest and diseases affecting this state's crops.
- Petikam's Page on Banded Leaf and Sheath Blight of Maize - Information about this disease and investigations by researcher at Indian Agricultural Institute. Also contains his curriculum vitae.
- Poor growth of maize caused by mineral deficiencies? - Details of research on maize grown in Maputaland, and possible nutrient deficiencies.
- Southern Rust on Sweetcorn - Photograph of lesions caused by Puccinia polysora.
- Stalk Rots of Corn and Sorghum - Photographs of damaged plants and stems, information on the pathogens responsible, symptoms and possible methods of control. [PDF]
- Starburst on Corn - Photograph of damage to cob caused by Fusarium ear rot.
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