Skip to content

Tag: Helicoverpa zea

corn earworm on hemp bud

A Budding Problem: Managing Corn Earworm in Commercial Hemp Production

The corn earworm is an emerging pest of commercial hemp production throughout the U.S. Boring through stalks and feeding on reproductive structures, this pest presents several management challenges for hemp producers. While integrated pest management strategies for more traditional agricultural crops are established, much work is still needed to develop effective IPM for the corn earworm in hemp.