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Corn Earworms From Gatesville IntermediateGatesville, Texas The corn earworm is known as the tomato fruit worm or cotton bollworm. The Life of a Corn Earworm The life of a corn earworm starts with an egg. The female adult moth smells the silk of a corn. Moths can smell corn silk from miles away. The moth flies toward the corn to lay her eggs. When the eggs hatch, they will find food and shelter inside the corn ear. Depending on the temperature, the eggs should hatch in 2 to 6 days after being laid. Observations Look what the worms did. A cup of frass! (Worm excrement) We tested the following foods in our experiment: corn, tomatoes, potatoes, strawberries, and apples. Colton Taylor was watching what his worm ate. Dexter is spying out the worm. Which food is best? Rhett’s worm likes the tomato. Megan’s worm is trying out the potato. Jake’s worm keeps crawling away. These worms are trying out the corn, potato, tomato, strawberry, and apple. Conclusions The worms liked the corn, apple, and tomato the best. As the worms grew, we measured them. This one measured about 31mm. Worm Measurements We tried to see if the corn earworm would eat bluebonnets. Do Corn Earworms like grass? Do corn earworms like hackberry trees? Are wildflowers a part of their diet? Are weeds on the menu for pink corn earworms? Results of Foods Outside ObservationsThe students noticed that the worms at this stage wanted to fall off and burrow. They had a hard time keeping the worm on the plant. To the PUPA!!!!! It took 21 days for our corn earworms to start metamorphosis. The Transformation from Worm to Pupae The larva will go through five moltings before pupating. The larva burrows under its own castings to pupate. It creates a shell around its body. Views of the pupae with theIntel microscope. The Pupa Magnified Laramie is using the microscope to find the sex of the moth. Which pupa is male or female? The moth