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Caption for August 2011 Agricultural Research magazine article, "Seeking Saponins and Other Compounds To Fortify Crops." Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea.
Caption for April 2010 Agricultural Research magazine article, "Better Guidance for Battling Corn Earworm." Corn earworm on an ear of corn.
Caption for June 1997 Agricultural Research magazine article, "Maysin—A Natural Insecticide from Corn Silk." A natural insecticide in the silk of some corn lines will deter earworms in the future if ARS scientists succeed in transferring genes that control the production of maysin.
Photo by Jack Dykinga.
