Document Type
Other
Publication Date
6-1-1992
Keywords
european corn borer, corn borer management
Extension Number
ExEx 8080
Department
Plant Science
Description
The European corn borer is a destructive pest that reduces corn yields each year in the Midwest. Larvae feed on leaves and tunnel into stalks and ear shanks. Stalk tunneling often interferes with nutrient transport and predisposes these plants to lodging. Additionally, yields may be impacted from damage to corn shanks thus leading to late-season ear drop.
Recommended Citation
McLeod, Murdick J., "Second Generation European Corn Borer Management" (1992). SDSU Extension Extra Archives. 285.
https://openprairie.sdstate.edu/extension_extra/285
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