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Papaipema Nitela
The caterpillar inflicts a good deal of damage upon Indian corn by burrowing into the end of the ear when the seed is in the milk. Those who have had to do with the preparation of roasting ears well know the unsightly larvae, which, as they have stripped the husk from the cob, have revealed their presence. Cooks know more about these things than the farmer. The farmer pulls his corn after the seed is hard and dry, but the "kitchen mechanic," who has to deal with green vegetables, often has light upon subjects which elude the observation of the grower.