Pop Quiz! Can You Identify These Hemp Pests?

Can you identify the pests in your hemp field? Take this fun quiz to find out!

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(Adobe Spark and Whitney Cranshaw, Colorado State University, Bugwood.org)

Hemp could be considered the “green gold of agriculture” amongst farmers eager for its market opportunities. However, even gold can become scratched, or in hemp’s case … eaten. How familiar are you with hemp’s insect pests? Take a minute to see if you could spot these pests in your hemp field with this fun, short quiz.

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If you’re interested in learning more about growing hemp on your farm, click here to see future Hemp College dates. Additionally, insect facts used in this Pop Quiz are from Colorado State University College of Agricultural Sciences.

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