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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.
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
The Asian corn borer is most commonly found throughout Asia and Southeast Asia. More specifically, it is located in China, the Philippines, Indonesia, Taiwan, Malaysia, Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, Bangladesh, Japan, Korea, Vietnam, Lao, Myanmar, and Cambodia. [5] There are also a limited number in the Solomon Islands, Africa, and parts of ...
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Sesamia cretica, the corn stem borer, greater sugarcane borer, sorghum stem borer, stem corn borer, durra stem borer, large corn borer, pink sugarcane borer, sugarcane pink borer, sorghum borer, pink corn borer, maize borer or purple stem borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Julius Lederer in 1857.
Trichogramma will be especially necessary for resistance management if Bt maize/Bt corn is widely adopted. [ 8 ] In 2021 the National Trust in England embarked on a trial of using Trichogramma evanescens , which parasitises clothes moth eggs, in conjunction with pheromones to control common clothes moths , which cause serious damage to carpets ...
Sesamia nonagrioides, the Mediterranean corn borer, pink stalk borer or West African pink borer, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It was described by Alexandre Louis Lefèbvre de Cérisy in 1827. It is found in Spain , southern France , Italy and on the Balkan Peninsula , as well as in north-western, south-western and western Africa .