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Attacking germinating seeds/roots
While rescue treatments generally are not available for most stand reducing insects, prompt detection of cutworm infestations may allow for chemical control
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Removal/damage to leaves affecting growth, pod set, or pod fill.
May be initially obscure but escalate rapidly, defoliation always appears worse than associated yield loss
Susceptibility to defoliation varies with plant stage, greatest during pod fill
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Attacking developing pods, or cut pods from plants.
Because plant’s investment in yield is almost complete, pod feeding is the most destructive type of feeding, but is difficult to anticipate.
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