Thursday, 24 April 2025

Southern Corn Billbug: Scourge to Corn in Eastern North Carolina

A close-up, side view of a southern corn billbug—a brown weevil insect with a long, curved snout and segmented body—shown against a plain white background.

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The southern corn billbug (Sphenophorus callosus), a weevil that damages corn crops in North Carolina, has the potential to become a damaging pest over a larger geographic range. A new article in the Journal of Integrated Pest Management outlines current knowledge about the southern corn billbug and suggests further research to keep the species in check. [Read more]

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