Getting my feet wet...

[urbanfarmer]

I doubt yours will taste better! Mine will be POPCORN and is a strain selected for it's popcorn quality!!! MWAHAHAHA

[samtheman]

I have an intruder on one of the corn plants:




Can I spray something on the leaves to keep the bug away from my corn plant?

[urbanfarmer]

Ya know, my corn has that on it. It doesn't bother me none. I figure, since nature shares with me, I should share with nature. Unless you have a real problem, I would NOT recommend pesticides of any kind. Personally, I would rather lose my whole crop than use any pesticide, but that's a personal choice and I am not dependent on my garden for any meals either. If you really want to wage war, get a spray bottle that shoots a fine stream to knock them off and away thereby unleashing the fury that is samtheman!!! ROAR LOUDLY WHILE DOING THIS. <-- the last part is KEY

What you need to do is bring in the beneficial insects. Any predatory organisms can keep the pests in check or annihilate them entirely.

P.S. I would be more worried about that mosquito in the first picture, he's going to eat YOU, seems silly worrying about the corn at a time like that

[samtheman]

When you say about beneficial insects, do you mean like Ladybugs?

[davidstcldfl]

Thanks David,
by the way I started reading the book you recomended to me (Gardening in FL month by month). It has alot of good info.

Just saw your post Sam....glad you like the book.

[urbanfarmer]

When you say about beneficial insects, do you mean like Ladybugs?

Yes, or even lizards, frogs, etc.

[samtheman]

A hydroponics store near my house sell Ladybugs, I'll give it a try

[keith_r]

release the ladybugs in the evening, after you've watered the plants.. they'll be thirsty before they will want to eat..
if there are good bugs around like aphids, they'll start mating and laying eggs within a couple days.. be patient,, it takes a little while

[samtheman]

thanks for the info Keith.....

[urbanfarmer]

They usually sell ladybugs in very large quantities. Google around, but there are ways you can store them in the freezer I believe, without harming them. That way you can use more later on rather than release them all at once because they will migrate away (although you should hope some stick around).