Battle begins to save sweet corn from earworm

A summer treat -- for humans and critters. K-State horticulture expert Ward Upham suggests treatments every 2-3 days in early July to protect sweet corn from earworms.
A summer treat -- for humans and critters. K-State horticulture expert Ward Upham suggests treatments every 2-3 days in early July to protect sweet corn from earworms.

K-State horticulture expert suggests treatments every 2-3 days in early July to protect sweet corn from earworms

MANHATTAN, Kan. Many home gardeners understand a sad truth about the corn earworm: the little critter loves sweet corn just as much as humans do.

It creates a yearly battle to fight back the pesky insect. The adult corn earworm moth lays eggs on developing corn silks and as soon as the eg…