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Corn borer

Corn borer Meaning & Definition
Corn borer Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Corn borer?

[n] native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants
[n] larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize

Synonyms | Synonyms for Corn borer: corn borer moth | European corn borer | Pyrausta nubilalis

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See Also | caterpillar | family Pyralidae | family Pyralididae | genus Pyrausta | pyralid | pyralid moth | Pyralidae | Pyralididae | Pyrausta

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