This guide is designed to help identify problems and to help decide when pest treatments are economically justified.  No pesticide recommendations are included.  Refer to the latest edition of the North Carolina Agricultural Chemicals Manual or contact your county Agricultural Extension agent for suggestions.
 

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1  Corn Pest Management
    Scouting
    Economic Thresholds
    Deciding about Pesticide Applications
 

2  Troubleshooting Corn
    Erratic Crop Stand
    Low pH
    Twisted Plants
    Nutrition
        Nitrogen
        Phosphorus
        Potassium
        Sulfur
        Magnesium
        Manganese
        Copper
        Zinc
 

3  Evaluating Crop Stand
 

4  Scouting for Weeds
    Scouting Procedure
    Economic Threshold
 

5  Scouting for Insects
    Seedling Insects
        Sampling Procedure
        Damage Symptoms

    Second-Generation European Corn Borer
        Scouting for ECB Egg Masses
        Scouting for ECB Caterpillars
        Thresholds

    Whorl-Feeding Insects
        Sampling Procedure
        Which Corn to Scout?
        Thresholds
 

6  Soil Sampling
    Sampling for Nematodes
    Fertility Sampling
 

7  Weed and Disease Mapping
 

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