The western bean cutworm (Striacosta albicosta Smith) is a late-season pest of corn that reduces yield and predisposes the ear to fungal rots, which reduce grain quality.

Common rust has been reported across some areas of the Midwest during mid-late June. Fungicides are a great management tool and resistant hybrids are limited.

Originally from Japan, Japanese beetles were first reported in New Jersey in 1916. The adults are shiny, metallic green with a coppery-brown wing cover. They have six pairs of patches of white hairs along the sides and back of the body.