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Tag: pod damage

Scout for Western Bean Cutworm and Ear Mould Now

Posted on September 22, 2014 (April 21, 2016) by Tracey Baute

Author:  Jocelyn Smith, University of Guelph Ridgetown Campus “Check your fields for WBC and ear rots now and consider harvesting early to stop mould growth. Adjust your combine to discard lightweight mouldy kernels and dry mouldy corn as soon as possible.” If you had trouble finding Western bean cutworm (WBC) egg masses when scouting back […]

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