European Corn Borer

Views Updated: Dec 15, 2025

Key Facts

Abbreviation
ECB
Pronunciation
/ˌjʊrəˈpiən kɔrn ˈbɔrər/
Category
Academic & Science
Related Field
Botany

Examples in Context

  1. The European corn borer is a common pest in this economically valuable crop.
  2. Larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize.
  3. The transgenic maize has been engineered to express a toxin from the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis ( Bt ) to fend off the European corn borer moth ( Ostrinia nubilalis ).
  4. The result of simulating European corn borer's damage ( digging a hole in the nodes of tassels ) indicated even if the maize plants could get enough water supply, water stress inside the tassels was one of the main factors affected the pollen grains to shed normally.
  5. Yield reduction of corn caused by the European corn borer at different developmental stages

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