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corn borer moth::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | corn borer, european corn borer moth, pyrausta nubilalis |
| Type of | pyralid, pyralid moth |
Examples of corn borer moth
corn borer moth
Caterpillars of the corn borer moth tunnel into corn stalks and chew on the leaves, cutting yields.
From the charlotteobserver.com
Called Bt-11, the maize has an added gene from a soil bacterium that codes for a toxin to protect it from the larvae of the corn borer moth.
From the newscientist.com
The researchers focused on the European corn borer, a moth species in which males often mate with females from a different strain.
From the sciencedaily.com
The corn borer, a caterpillar that metamorphoses into a moth, was accidentally introduced to the U.S. in 1917.
From the bloomberg.com
The novel toxins, Cry1AbMod and Cry1AcMod, are effective against five resistant insect species, such as the diamondback moth, the cotton bollworm, and the European corn borer.
From the sciencedaily.com
