I am really bummed out- my corn has just started to tassel, and the first one I checked had earwigs in it! I fight these varmints every year- I sprayed with Neem oil and put Pyrethrin dust on, but I bet I lose the war-again. I guess I'll just buy corn at the farmers market- it makes me wonder what they do to get good corn-
earwigs in corn
Here you go- everything you ever wanted to know about earwigs:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74102.html
and a bit from the growers perspective
http://voices.yahoo.com/keep-earwigs-earworms-ruining-corn-crop-3515645.html
http://www.ehow.com/info_8123741_natural-keep-earwigs-out-corn.html
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