Conditions during July were favorable for infections by a couple of fungi that are known to cause ear rots of corn.  Observations of Diplodia ear rot already have been made in some corn fields in Kentucky this year.  Although conditions…

Earlier this summer, and as recently as last week, I received inquiries from different counties in Kentucky on the control of insects (i.e., rice weevil, lesser grain borer weevil, and Indian meal moth) in stored grains. Now that corn fields…

Colby Guffey, Clinton County Ag & Natural Resources agent, sent digital pictures of larvae he found while investigating some unusual symptoms in silage corn. The larvae, which were tunneling in corn stalks, resembled European corn borers but were legless. In…

With the dramatic upswing in fall armyworm moth captures last week in Princeton, sweet corn producers should monitor their late plantings closely.  Fall armyworm (FAW) can attack the leaves and, when available, will move to the developing ear of sweet…