Sweet corn is one of summer’s favorite treat for many.
By Taylor Jamison, K-State Research and Extension
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 eggs hatch, larval cornworms go to work.
