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PRACTICAL CORN CULTURE 



and even through the underground part of the stalk. This 

 usually results in the total destruction of the plant. 



Their eggs are laid most commonly in grasslands, and 

 their life history is such that their injuries to corn are most 

 severe the second year after grass. Late fall plowing and 



The Corn Wire- 

 worm (Melano- 

 tus cribulosus, ) 

 larva. 



The Corn Wireworm 



(Melanotus cribulosus) 



adult. 



crop rotation with frequent clover crops are the practical 

 methods employed to prevent injury by this insect. 



Seed Corn Maggot (Phorlia fusciceps): This maggot 

 eats the interior out of both sprouting and unsprouted ker- 

 nels. The adult is very similar in appearance to the common 



