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Late planted corn at risk of western bean cutworm damage
Aug 2, 2017, 13:47 PM
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A field crop educator says later planted corn in Southwest Michigan has just started to tassel and is most susceptible to western bean cutworm damage.
“In that crop, we’re a little bit concerned about western bean cutworms because the moths really like to lay eggs on pre-tassel corn.”
Michigan State University Extension’s Bruce MacKellar tells Brownfield corn that was planted at the end of April is pretty advanced and has missed most of the pest pressure, but about two-thirds of crops in the region were planted later than normal and is at risk.
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