Bi Color
BC0801 - 79 Days This bi color variety will produce with the best of them. With the Bt protection you are protected from the bothersome insects sweet corn growers have been battling for years. Great fresh market corn.

25,000 kernels
$279.99 + Shipping & Handling

White
WH0812 - 82 Days This white variety is a great producing corn with long robust ears. This is a great corn for tough field conditions. Great for roadside stands.

25,000 kernels
$279.99 + Shipping & Handling

Benefits

ATTRIBUTE® insect-protected hybrids are sweet corn varieties that have been genetically enhanced to provide strong protection against damage by European corn borers, corn earworms and fall army worms. These hybrids carry a gene that enables them to produce the same insect control protein as Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) – a naturally occurring soil bacterium that some growers spray on their fields to control these pests. When target insects consume a small amount of plant tissue from an ATTRIBUTE insect-protected hybrid, the Bt protein binds to their digestive systems causing them to stop feeding and die within 48 hours.

ATTRIBUTE insect-protected hybrids produce the Bt protein throughout their leaves, silks, stalks and ears throughout their lives, enabling them to provide season-long protection against these potentially devastating insect pests – protection that won’t wash off in the rain or degrade in the sun. The Bt protein is more targeted than other types of insect control, so beneficial insects such as ladybugs and assassin bugs tend to thrive in ATTRIBUTE sweet corn fields, providing another layer of pest control.

ATTRIBUTE insect-protected hybrids enable growers to reduce their use of the chemical pesticides they would normally apply to control European corn borers, corn earworms and fall army worms by as much as 50%. The potential benefits of applying chemical pesticides less frequently include:

• Lower input costs
• Less spray drift
• Less run-off
• Less frequent need for spray-related worker safety regimens
• Less plant damage from spray-related Machinery

How ATTRIBUTE Sweet Corn Works

The European corn borer and corn earworm control found in ATTRIBUTE sweet corn hybrids is based on an insect control protein found in Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), a naturally occurring soil organism that many growers spray on their fields to control pests. A gene that produces this protein has been incorporated into ATTRIBUTE hybrids, using biotechnology, so that when certain insects feed on their leaves, stalks, silks, or ears, they ingest this protein and die. The protein helps control European corn borers and corn earworms but is harmless to beneficial insects, birds, fish, reptiles and mammals, including humans.

• ATTRIBUTE insect-protected hybrids have received regulatory approval from the USDA, EPA, and FDA.