- The Insect
- Management
- Scouting Techniques
- First Generation
- Second Generation
- Reaching a Management Decision
- First Generation in Whorl-Stage Corn
- Second Generation in Tassel-Stage or Later Corn
- Cost-Benefit
- Timing Insecticide Treatment
- Application Equipment
- Resistant Varieties
- Biological Agents
- Transgenic Corn
- Weather
- Cultural Practices
- Commodities
- Predictive Models
- Galleries
Late-stage larvae commonly tunnel into the earshank. Extensive tunneling may cause the ear to fall to the ground before harvest, thereby magnifying the yield loss caused by this insect.