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Re: (Fwd) Re: aphids on corn

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In a message dated 7/19/99 10:55:28 PM Eastern Daylight Time, 
zacwinic@mail.netnitco.net writes:

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>  This is my first year growing sweet corn. I noticed quite a few of the 
>  stalks have aphids by the tassles. There are ants and ladybugs in 
>  getting the aphids and the aphid honey. Should I worry about these 
>  aphids?
>  
>  Thanks,
>  
>  
>  holly zone 5
>  zacwinic@mail.netnitco.net
 I have had this every year since I began growing corn 18 years ago. It never 
seems to do any harm to the corn which is very sweet and aphids like sweet.
It also gives the population of lady bugs a cafe where dinner is only a bite 
away.
The ants bring the aphids (aphids are ants cows! neat huh?) do nothing to 
hurt this nice natural occurance and your ladybug crop will grow and grow. I 
haven't had to spray insecticidle soap in 2 years now. Lady bugs and lace 
wings, hover flies and tachinid flies and many other benificial insects are 
here feasting on the easy food. smitty


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