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Entomology

University of Tennessee, Knoxville

2007

Corn

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Sp290-J Cutworms In Field Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service Mar 2007

Sp290-J Cutworms In Field Corn, The University Of Tennessee Agricultural Extension Service

Field & Commercial Crops

Field corn is susceptible to damage from several species of cutworms that occur in Tennessee. Usually, this damage occurs in early planted corn when the temperatures are cool and the ground is moist. Cutworms are less likely to cause economic damage after corn reaches 2 feet in height.