Karine Aigner / Studio portrait of a Corn Earworm moth (Helicoverpa zea) on a black background. This moth's larva can destroy many crops, including corn, cotton and vegetables. Corn Earworm is a key food for Mexican...

Albert Lleal / Nine-banded Armadillo (Dasypus novemcinctus) held by farmer in his corn field, El Salvador

Nigel Cattlin / Maize eyespot (Kabatiella zeae) fungal disease infection and lesions on Maize / Corn (Zea mays) leaves on a maturing plant, Illinois, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Goss's bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis) severe necroses lesions of upper leaves on Maize / Corn (Zea mays) plant, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Goss's bacterial wilt (Clavibacter michiganensis) severe necroses lesions of upper leaves on Maize / Corn (Zea mays) plant, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Stewart's wilt (Pantoea stewartii) necrotic longitudinal lesions on the leaves of mature Maize / Corn (Zea mays) crop, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Maize / Corn smut (Ustilago maydis) swollen, distorted kernels with dark smut spores forming tumours on the corn (Zea mays) cob, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Downy mildew (Peronosclerospora sorghi) infection symptoms on the upper leaves of Maize / Corn (Zea mays) plant, USA.

Nigel Cattlin / Corn, maize or sorghum rust (Puccinia sorghi) fungus disease pustules on maize or corn leaf, Illinois, USA

David Fleetham / Corn / maize drying with man sorting it on a roof near the town of Otavalo, with Imbabura volcano in distance, Ecuador. July 2009.

Phil Savoie / Bicolour corn (Zea mays) aka Maize 'Sugar and Butter' variety, Massachusetts, USA June

Nigel Cattlin / Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda) caterpillar feeding on maize or corn stem and leaves, North Carolina, USA, October

Nigel Cattlin / Cotton bollworm / Tomato fruitworm (Helicoverpa zea) caterpillar feeding on young maize foliage, North Carolina, USA, October

Nigel Cattlin / Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa sp.) caterpillar feeding on a damaged cotton flower, Louisiana, USA