Getting Rid of Ants and Spiders on Corn?

Abigail A.

August 30, 20110 found this helpful

To get rid of ants, locate the hills (colonies) and use outdoor ant baits. If you kill the ants at the source they won't bother your corn. I don't see why you'd want to get rid of the spiders, because they kill the pest bugs that would otherwise destroy your corn.

To be safe, though, you can wear long sleeves and gloves when you pick the corn and tuck your pants into your socks, then shake out your clothes when you get inside. Spiders are hard to kill, and any pesticide strong enough to kill them is certainly something you don't want to be ingesting.

Abigail A.

August 30, 20110 found this helpful

You might also consider building and hanging bird boxes next year. Birds eat spiders and ants, so the more birds the better.