In 2021, European corn borer alone was responsible for the losses of approximately 338,000 bushels of corn in the U.S., according to the University of Minnesota. ADVERTISEMENT.

The European corn borer is one of the most prevalent pests across the world. It feeds on multiple species of plants, with corn being the most prominent. Today, this pest is making its way back into ...

European Corn Borer 101 Special | 26m 46s | Video has closed captioning. Bryan Jensen, Entomologist in Integrated Pest and Crop Management at UW-Extension, provides an introduction to the European ...

In 2024, over 165 million bushels of corn were impacted by stalk rot diseases. Learn how to identify different corn stalk rots to dial in your management plan.

The European corn borer attacks field and sweet corn, costing American farmers about $1 billion annually in damage and control expenses. The pest first arrived in the United States in the 1920s.

A European corn borer caterpillar GOODFREEPHOTOS, KEITH WELLER In 1996, scientists introduced a type of transgenic maize with built-in protection against pests, such as the European corn borer, using ...

THE European born borer (Pyrausta nubilalis) was first found in the United States in 1917, among sweet corn near Boston, Mass., where it was infesting an area of at least 100 square miles.

In addition to CRW, Bayer says SmartStax Pro provides protection against above-ground pests including European corn borer, southwestern corn borer, fall armyworm, black cutworm and corn earworm.

A version of this article appears in the November 14, 1936 issue of Science News. Love our Health & Medicine stories? Our coverage would not be possible without the generous support of subscribers ...

This idea could be tested directly by conducting the same type of experiments with the European corn borer that were used to analyze the Asian corn borer. Implications for enhancing sustainability.