corn borer

English

Alternative forms

• cornborer

Noun

corn borer (plural corn borers)

1. Any of various moths whose larvae are harmful to maize crops.

Derived terms

• Asian corn borer (Ostrinia furnacalis)
• corn borer moth
• European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis)
• large corn borer (Sesamia cretica)
• Mediterranean corn borer (Sesamia nonagrioides)
• pink corn borer (Sesamia cretica)
• southwestern corn borer (Diatraea grandiosella)
• stem corn borer (Sesamia cretica)

References

• “corn borer”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• corn borer on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Ostrinia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Ostrinia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Diatraea grandiosella on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Diatraea grandiosella on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Diatraea grandiosella on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
• Sesamia on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Sesamia on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
• Category:Sesamia on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons