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[Insect] Black cutworm [Description of insect] The larvae vary from ¼ inch long when newly hatched to 2 inches when full grown; light gray to black in color; under magnification, convex, rounded, coarse granules apparent on skin. [Symptom(s) of Damage] 
Small holes in a row across leaves (early instar larvae). Plants missing or dead, plants cut off above or below ground level. Whorl leaves wilted or dead; cutworms have drilled into stalk below ground. Often seen in late-planted corn, or fields in which early season weeds were prevalent; fields in conservation tillage
Georgia Corn Diagnostic Guide | Publications | UGA Extension
Symptom(s) of Damage