First generation moths prefer taller and early planted fields for laying eggs. If you have non-Bt early planted corn fields, they should be scouted the next 2-3 weeks for larval infestations.To ...

The two major insect pests in corn that need to be monitored at the moment are the European corn borer and banks grass mites. The current hot and dry weather conditions are expected enhance early ...

We are seeing the first generation European corn borer moth at Eckley (one of our pest monitoring sites in northeastern Colorado). First generation moths prefer taller and early planted fields for ...

In the study published today in Current Biology, the researchers looked at the European corn borer moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) and pinpointed variation in two circadian clock genes -- per and Pdfr ...

Moths and Snap Pea Processing ECB and CEW moth catch thresholds for processing snap beans (bud stage – harvest) European corn borer (ECB) Sampling: Sampling is based on monitoring moth catches in ...

bric à brac controls sex pheromone choice by male European corn borer moths. Nature Communications , 2021; 12 (1) DOI: 10.1038/s41467-021-23026-x Cite This Page : ...

Corn borer moths can't distinguish between Bt and non-Bt corn, so females lay eggs in both types of fields. Once eggs hatch in Bt corn, young borer larvae feed and die within 24 to 48 hours.

By late May the female corn borer moth begins searching for lush, green corn plants to lay eggs. A female moth can lay more than 400 eggs. New corn borer larvae feed from June to mid-July. A ...

European corn borer moths have been in the area for more than two weeks now. Based upon trap captures from the area, it appears the numbers are headed down, which would tell us that peak egg ...

Transgenic corn's suppression of the European corn borer has saved Midwest farmers billions of dollars in the past decade, reports a new study in Science. Credit: Photo provided by the University ...