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Entomology Image Gallery > Plant Diseases and Damage > Corn > Aspergillus Aspergillus ear rot and storage mold Aspergillus flavus can produce aflatoxins. It is a olive-green, powdery mold. In Iowa, Aspergillus is much more common in hot, dry years. The fungus can be detected in corn because it produces compounds that are fluorescent under black light, but this method does not directly detect the presence of aflatoxins. This image appears in the following article: Ear rot and mold problems (October 2001) |