Download or read book Corn Insect Pests written by Maureen O'Day and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 58 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A diagnostic key for the accurate and timely identification of corn insect pests, based not on insect taxonomy but on diagnosis of insect injury to corn. Diagnostic aids include damage symptoms expressed at 4 progressive growth stages of the corn plant: from planting to full emergence, from emergence to knee-high, from knee-high to tasseling, and from tasseling to maturity. Also includes condensed insect "profiles," drawing upon photos and descriptions. Further, it describes which fields are most likely to sustain injury and discusses field distribution of pests, economic thresholds (if established), and management options. Over 100 color photos.