Document Type

Other

Publication Date

6-1-1992

Keywords

european corn borer, corn borer management

Extension Number

ExEx 8079

Department

Plant Science

Description

The European corn borer is a destructive pest of corn 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 form damage to corn shanks thus leading to late-season ear drop. Although the corn borer damages corn each year, it is largely ignored by many South Dakota growers.

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