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The European corn borer moth, Ostrinia nubilalis, is a moth in the family Crambidae and an important crop pest. Reported in the United States in 1917, it became established across major corn-growing regions; its larvae bore into corn stalks, leaves, tassels, and ears, weakening plants and reducing y...
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Historically important in agriculture and pest management, yet visually ordinary and overwhelmingly associated with destructive crop losses.
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The corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) is a noctuid moth described by Boddie in 1850 and a polyphagous crop pest found across the Americas. Its larvae feed on reproductive parts of many plants, especially developing corn ears, but the species also attacks cotton, tomatoes, beans, soybeans and other crop...
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Major crop pest across corn and cotton, well studied but strongly disliked for yield loss and management difficulty.
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Asian corn borer is the common name for Ostrinia furnacalis, a crambid moth described by Guenée in 1854. Its caterpillars bore into maize plants, where feeding can damage stems and other plant structures and reduce yields. The species is a major agricultural pest across East and Southeast Asia. It i...
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Major agricultural pest with serious corn damage reputation; scientific importance is high but quality consensus is negative.
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The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, is a crambid moth and an agricultural pest associated especially with maize in Asia and the western Pacific. Its larvae feed in the plant's whorl and later tunnel into stems, where the injury can kill growing tissue, stunt plants, weaken stalks, and cause b...
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Considerable agricultural harm and pest-control burden outweigh respectable patterning and ecological research value.
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Northern corn rootworm is the common name for Diabrotica barberi, a beetle in the leaf-beetle family Chrysomelidae. Its larvae live in soil and feed on the roots of maize, interfering with water and nutrient uptake and sometimes causing plants to lodge, while adults feed on above-ground corn tissues...
Western corn rootworm is the common name for the beetle Diabrotica virgifera virgifera, a member of the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae. Its larvae feed mainly on maize roots, causing root pruning, lodging, and reduced support, while adults feed on leaves, pollen, silks, and young kernels. Native t...
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