There are approximately 50,000 pollen grains for each silk. Drought delays silking often causing poor seed set. 165 Days From Planting - grain dry Corn problems have been limited this year. Nothing all that unusual. We have had a couple of fields with thrip damage bad enough to warrant treating.
Thrips are tiny insects found on the underside of corn leaves that feed on the leaves.
Occasionally they severely stunt the plants. Each female deposits 50 to 60 eggs in the tissue of the foliage. They hatch in about 7 days. In 3 to 4 days, the adults emerge and begin feeding. Total development time from egg to adult is about 16 days.