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[Insect] Wireworms [Description of insect] After hatching, the larvae change from small, soft, and white to hard-shelled, yellowish-brown to reddish-brown, wire-like worms with very short legs. [Symptom(s) of Damage] 
Plants missing because seeds are eaten, hollowed out. Whorl leaves wilted or dead; wireworms have drilled into stalk below ground. Often seen in fields rotated to peanuts.
Georgia Corn Diagnostic Guide | Publications | UGA Extension
Symptom(s) of Damage