scholarly journals European Corn Borer in North America

Nature ◽  
1949 ◽  
Vol 163 (4149) ◽  
pp. 739-739
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer

Ecotypes of the European Corn Borer 1 in North America 234

1975 ◽  
Vol 4 (5) ◽  
pp. 753-760 ◽  
Author(s):  
W. B. Showers ◽  
H. C. Chiang ◽  
A. J. Keaster ◽  
R. E. Hill ◽  
G. L. Reed ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer

Dibrachys cavus (Wlkr.) (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae), a New Parasite of the European Corn Borer, Pyrausta nubilalis (Hbn.) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae), in Canada

1956 ◽  
Vol 88 (1) ◽  
pp. 25-25
Author(s):  
Marcel Hudon
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Adult Stage ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Lepidoptera Pyralidae ◽  
Pyrausta Nubilalis ◽  
Experimental Plots

During the latter part of June, 1955, a larva of the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis (Hbn.), dissected from overwintered corn stalks in experimental plots at St. Jean was observed to be parasitized by hymenopterous larvae. These were reared to the adult stage and were then identified by Dr. O. Peck, Entomology Division, Ottawa, as of Dibrachys cavus (Wlkr.). This parasite has only once been reported from North America (Blickenstaff et al., 1953, p. 377) and once from Russia (Thompson, 1946, p. 517).

scholarly journals Recent Research Advances on the European Corn Borer in North America

1975 ◽  
Vol 20 (1) ◽  
pp. 221-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
T A Brindley ◽  
A N Sparks ◽  
W B Showers ◽  
W D Guthrie
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer

Genetic structure and gene flow among European corn borer populations from the Great Plains to the Appalachians of North America

2011 ◽  
Vol 13 (4) ◽  
pp. 383-393 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kyung S. Kim ◽  
Brad S. Coates ◽  
Mark J. Bagley ◽  
Richard L. Hellmich ◽  
Thomas W. Sappington
Keyword(s):  
Gene Flow ◽  
Genetic Structure ◽  
North America ◽  
Great Plains ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer

THE DURRA STEM BORER Sesamia cretica Led. A NEW PROBLEM IN IMPORTED EUROPEAN BROOM CORN

1947 ◽  
Vol 79 (9-10) ◽  
pp. 180-190 ◽  
Author(s):  
H. A. U. Monro
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Insect Pests ◽  
Stem Borer ◽  
Appreciable Effect ◽  
Plant Quarantine ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Normal Host ◽  
Sesamia Cretica ◽  
Pyrausta Nubilalis

Importations into North America of shipments of broom corn (Sorghum vugare var. technicum) have always been a source of anxiety to plant quarantine officials. It is well known that the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn., was almost certainly introduced onto this continent in this commodity (22), a surmise which receives perennial support from the continued finding of this species in consignments from various parts of Europe. Broom corn is usually imported in bales weighing from 100 to 250 pounds each, (Figures 1 and 2) which contain both the brush and anything up to 12 inches of stalk necessary for the proper binding of the broom. It is interesting to note that in the country of origin, after the broom corn is harvested, it is dried and curcd and is then usually subected to the fumes of burning sulphur overnight in a closed room in order to bring about, through bleaching, a uniform yellowish colour desired in the trade. None of these treatments have any appreciable effect on the populations of living borers found in the stalks. In addition to insect pests which feed in or on broom corn as a normal host, other species may use the borings of the normal pests as sites of hibernation or pupation. Under some conditions, no doubt, stalks may be left lying in the field for some time prior to harvesting, and thus constitute a refuge for many potential pests.

scholarly journals Decline of European Corn Borer as a Pest of Potatoes

2010 ◽  
Vol 11 (1) ◽  
pp. 59 ◽  
Author(s):  
Thomas P. Kuhar ◽  
Gerald Ghidiu ◽  
Hélène B. Doughty
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
Ostrinia Nubilalis ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Agricultural Crops ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Wide Range

European corn borer (ECB), Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner), is regarded as a significant pest in North America. Larvae bore into stems, stalks, or the fruit of a wide range of agricultural crops. Published 29 January 2010.

scholarly journals Differentiation of European Corn Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and American Lotus Borer (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), Ostrinia penitalis, from North American Field Collections

2019 ◽  
Vol 112 (4) ◽  
pp. 2007-2011 ◽  
Author(s):  
Brad S Coates ◽  
Craig A Abel
Keyword(s):  
Native American ◽  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Insect Pest ◽  
Light Trap ◽  
Field Research ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Bt Toxins ◽  
Digestion Pattern ◽  
Accurate Quantification

AbstractThe European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is a perennial insect pest of cultivated maize that was inadvertently introduced into North America in the early 1900s, but population densities have decreased since the widespread adoption of transgenic hybrids that express Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxins. The native American lotus borer, Ostrinia penitalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), is among the most ancestral species described in the genus Ostrinia, and has a geographic range that coincides with that of O. nubilalis across major maize growing regions of North America. Due to the recent decrease in O. nubilalis populations, O. penitalis has become more pronounced in light trap samples intended to monitor O. nubilalis. A molecular tool based on variation in restriction endonuclease digestion pattern of a polymerase chain reaction amplified fragment of the mitochondrial cytochrome c oxidase subunit I (coxI) gene was developed and validated to differentiate these two species. This method was applied to light trap samples over a 2-yr period and achieved accurate quantification of species, and shows that O. penitalis can be prevalent in O. nubilalis first flight sampling. These methods are useful for contemporary O. nubilalis field research in North America.

APLOMYA CAESAR (ALDRICH), A TACHINID PARASITE OF THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER

1945 ◽  
Vol 77 (9) ◽  
pp. 157-167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Geo. Wishart
Keyword(s):  
North America ◽  
European Corn Borer ◽  
Corn Borer ◽  
Pyrausta Nubilalis ◽  
Tachinid Parasite

The European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis Hubn., has been remarkably free from attack by parasites native to North America. Only two, Labrorychus prismaticus Nort. and Aplomya caesar (Aldrich), have occurred regularly in Canada. Of these Aplomya caesar has been by far the more abundant on the borer. Its presence on corn borer was first noted by Vinal and Caffrey (12) in 1919, at which time it was identified as Exorista nigripalpis Townsend.

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