Does it look like the one in the Photos on the link below? Click on the individual Photos to enlarge them.

Here is a link that might be useful: Corn Ear Worm

Agree without even seeing them ;) - corn ear worms. Pretty common corn pest that can be counted on by most all of us who grow corn - unless one is heavily into pesticides.

Rest of the ear is fine. You just cut off the tip of the ear - worm and all - when harvesting and shucking.

Dave

Corn ear worm. Moths fly at night & lay eggs on silk.

I got my camera back, now I can't find any!

corn worm looks close, but it's smaller, head isn't black, and had faint dark markings on the back of an otherwise white body. and they were in the tassel, not the silks.

I'll check again in the morning....

vivapdx, I would almost bet money on them being corn ear worms. Please do post a good close-up Photo of them to be sure.

Greg
Nevada

Corn ear worms come in several different colors. It all depends on the moth that lays the egg but they are called by the same name - corn ear worm - and the treatment is the same. When they are on tomatoes they are called tomato worms, on cabbage they are cabbage worms, etc.

Just Google 'photo corn ear worm'.

Dave