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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 .
Ostrinia furnacalis is a species of moth in the family Crambidae, the grass moths.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 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.
"Pull": Strip of Signal grass (Brachiaria brizantha) planted along the edge of a push-pull field in Kenya. The approach relies on a combination of companion crops to be planted around and among maize or sorghum. Both domestic and wild grasses can help to protect the crops by attracting and trapping the stemborers. The grasses are planted in the ...
The USDA has documented an increase in corn production when genetically engineered corn, resistant to corn borers, was grown in place of non-genetically engineered corn. [11] Under biological control practices, a variety of methods can be used against the borer at one time. This would include the introduction of predators or parasites. [12]
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 .
Control with the salvinia weevil (Cyrtobagous salviniae) and the salvinia stem-borer moth (Samea multiplicalis) is effective in warm climates, [19] [20] and in Zimbabwe, a 99% control of the weed was obtained over a two-year period. [21]
Diatraea crambidoides, the southern cornstalk borer moth, is a species of moth of the family Crambidae described by Augustus Radcliffe Grote in 1880. It is found in North America, [3] from Alabama and northern Florida to Ohio and Maryland. Its wingspan is 15–40 mm. The larvae feed on Zea mays, Tripsacum dactyloides and Sorghum species. [4] [5]