Seedcorn Maggot as a Pest of Corn and Other Large-Seeded Crops

GNE16-134 (project overview)

Project Type: Graduate Student

Funds awarded in 2016: $14,635.00

Projected End Date: 12/31/2018

Grant Recipient: Penn State University

Region: Northeast

State: Pennsylvania

Graduate Student:

Karly Regan

Faculty Advisor:

Mary Barbercheck

PSU Dept. of Entomology

Description:

This fact-sheet on seedcorn maggot biology and management addresses risk factors associated with cover crops and tillage. It is posted on Penn State Department of Entomology website

Type:

Fact Sheet

File:

Download file (PDF)

Authors:

Emily Schmidt, Penn State
Karly Regan, Penn State
Mary Barbercheck, Penn State

Target audiences:

Farmers/Ranchers; Educators; Researchers

URL:

https://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/seedcorn-maggot

This product is associated with the project "Impacts of cover crops and tillage on predator-prey interactions within organic cropping systems"

Any opinions, findings, conclusions, or recommendations expressed in this publication are those of the author(s) and do not necessarily reflect the view of the U.S. Department of Agriculture or SARE.