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  • Seed Corn Maggot 1

    Credit: Eric Burkness, University of Minnesota

  • Seed Corn Maggot 2

    Credit: Eric Burkness, University of Minnesota

  • Seed Corn Maggot 3

    Credit: Eric Burkness, University of Minnesota

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green arrowSeed Corn Maggot
Delia platura

  • Maggots feed on developing seeds and can completely destroy seeds, or damage the cotyledons and first true leaves
  • More common in cooler weather
  • Seed corn maggot should not attack plantings made after June 1st
  • Maggots are yellowish-white, about ΒΌ inch in length, and legless
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  • Damping Off 1

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski, University of Minnesota

  • Damping Off 2

    Credit: Michelle Grabowski, University of Minnesota

  • Damping Off 3

    Credit: Howard F. Schwartz, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org

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green arrowDamping Off
Pythium spp., Rhizoctonia spp., Fusarium spp., and Aphanomyces spp.

  • Seed may rot in soil
  • Stem turns dark at soil line and seedling may tip over at soil line
  • Plant wilts, turns dark and rots
  • Cobweb-like or cotton-like fungal growth on seedlings
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