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The European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis), also known as the European corn worm or European high-flyer, is a moth of the family Crambidae. It is a pest of grain, particularly maize ( Zea mays ). The insect is native to Europe, originally infesting varieties of millet , including broom corn .
The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, is one of the biggest pests of maize in Asia, causing 10%-30% of yield losses in the field, and in some cases up to 80% yield loss. [7] These pests carry fungal pathogens (such as Bipolaris maydis and Curvularia lunata ) which cause diseases such as maydis leaf blight and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.
The city played an important role in Vietnam's struggles for independence during the French colonial era.. The Thái Nguyên uprising in 1917 was the "largest and most destructive" anti-colonial rebellion in French Indochina between the Pacification of Tonkin in the 1880s and the Nghe-Tinh Revolt of 1930–31. [5]
Thái Nguyên is a province in the Northeast region of Vietnam.It is a mountainous, midland province with a land area of 3,521.96 km 2 (1,359.84 sq mi) [1] and a population of 1,350,345 as of 2023, with 445,505 people in urban areas and 904,849 people in rural areas. [2]
The Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment (MONRE, Vietnamese: Bộ Tài nguyên và Môi trường) is a government ministry in Vietnam responsible for: land, water resources; mineral resources, geology; environment; hydrometeorology; climate change; surveying and mapping; management of the islands and the sea.
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Diatraea grandiosella, southwestern corn borer; Podosesia syringae, ash borer or lilac borer; Melittia cucurbitae, squash vine borer, a pest of cucurbit vines; Ostrinia, pests of maize and other plants
It was described by Achille Guenée in 1854 and is known by the common name Asian corn borer since this species is found in Asia and feeds mainly on corn crop. The moth is found from China to Australia , including in Java, Sulawesi, the Philippines, Borneo, New Guinea, the Solomon Islands, and Micronesia.