Noun: corn borer korn bo-ru(r)
- Larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize
"Corn borers can devastate entire corn fields";
- Pyrausta nubilalis
- Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
"The farmer's corn crop showed significant damage from corn borers"; "The farmer's corn crop showed significant damage from European corn borer moths";
- European corn borer moth, corn borer moth, Pyrausta nubilalis
Derived forms: corn borers
Type of: caterpillar, pyralid, pyralid moth
Part of: family Pyralidae, family Pyralididae, genus Pyrausta, Pyralidae, Pyralididae, Pyrausta
Encyclopedia: Corn borer