Southwestern corn borer
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| Species: | D. grandiosella
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| Diatraea grandiosella Dyar, 1911
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The southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella, is a moth belonging to the sub-order Heterocera. It is capable of entering diapause.[1][2] It is a serious agricultural pest of corn (maize).
Infestation is sometimes controlled by the use of pheromone lures.[3]
Nocturnal insectivores often feed on moths; these include some bats, some species of owls and other species of birds. Moths are also eaten by some species of lizards, cats, dogs, rodents, and some bears. Moth larvae are vulnerable to being parasitized by Ichneumonidae.
References
- ^ The Insects; Structure and Function, 4th Edition. R.F. Chapman, Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0521 57048, p 403.
- ^ Bulletin of Entomological Research (1976), 66:75-79 Cambridge University Press, Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976, Diapause of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae): effects of a juvenile hormone mimic: G. M. Chippendalea1 and C.-M. Yina1a1, Department of Entomology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, U.S.A.
- ^ http://www.arbico-organics.com/1230044.html
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