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.

The European corn borer has been stalking crop fields in the top two producing states, Iowa and Illinois. Large infestations can drop corn yields […] Skip to content. All Sections.

Corn borer moths can't distinguish between Bt and non-Bt corn, so females lay eggs in both types of fields. Once eggs hatch in Bt corn, young borer larvae feed and die within 24 to 48 hours.

Crop losses from corn borer were heaviest in counties where corn production was highest or where highly vulnerable corn varieties are grown, he said. "According to our survey, corn borer levels are ...

The two major insect pests in corn that need to be monitored at the moment are the European corn borer and banks grass mites. The current hot and dry weather conditions are expected enhance early ...

The state-owned trader imported 53,000 metric tonnes (1.17 million pounds) of feed corn in the first batch, which will be supplied to domestic firms soon, according to Fan Zhenyu, who is in charge ...

THE European corn borer was first found in Ontario in 19201 and, until recently, was primarily a single-generation species, producing one larval brood each summer and overwintering in diapause in ...

While environmental scientists continue to assess the full impact of genetically-modified crops, a new University of Minnesota study concludes they’ve seriously set back one insect: the European ...

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. It was ...