Phaedrine Stonebridge said:


no you don't have to give up on your corn. Just make sure you water your corn
every day and use mulch


Are flea beetles a problem caused by not enough water then?

No, but they are happiest in dry conditions.

Mulching (especially if you add coffeegrounds or used tea leaves) is good.
(Spraying the plants with dilute coffee is also a repellant.)

Flea beetles can carry a disease of corn called Stewart's wilt. Where flea
beetles are a regular threat, it is important to grow corn varieties resistant to
Stewart's wilt.

http://vegetablemdonline.ppath.corne...n_Stewarts.htm

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