I had a bad corn year first the frost then a bad case if slime mold(dog vomit fungus)
The corn was stunted about shish kabob size but normal size around and the kernals looked fat and juicy.
The taste BLECH! like starch.I told hubby i will just purchase corn we do not eat much of it and it takes up way too much space.
good luck on yours

We were at a class at Leu Gardens and Mr. Bowden told us this:
sprinkle some sand from above into the corn stalks. the worms will die. I guess they eat the sand?
But I guess this will only be something for a small patch of corn.

good luck :-)

Good tip Evelyn! I am making a note of that for the future. This is my 1st time at corn. I planted silver queen seeds. I sprayed w/soap and neem and epsom salts(for fertilizer). But I got tired to spraying and I am not sure if my worms are gone or not. I can't comment on the taste yet, but do have a couple ears that will be ready soon.

From this link it reads that there are many , many insects out there that love corn as much as we do !

This link will help you identify what you see and offers several organic solutions as well as traditional treatments .

Good luck with your corn .

Here is a link that might be useful: Insect Management for Sweet Corn

When it silks and tastles I like to collect the pollen in a
pie pan and with a small artists paint brush pollinate the silks.....with small patches corn needs hand pollination.
When the silks get a little more developed a little bit of
vegetable oil dropped ...like eye dropper into the center of
the silk usually gets rid of the corn borer. Corn is hard to
grow in Fla. so many things like it. With our sandy soil irrigation is always a big deal and without alot of nitrogen ....tons of it ....go to Publix.