The Stalk Borer is a larval pest of corn. It is the caterpillar of "Papaipema nebris", a Noctuid
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* [http://www2.ncsu.edu/unity/lockers/project/pestmngt3/AG271/corn_sorghum/stalk_borer.html|North Carolina State University species sheet on Stalk Borer] .
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Stalk borer — Stalk Stalk (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
stalk borer — noun : an insect larva that bores in the stems of plants; especially : the larva of a noctuid moth (Papaipema nebris) that infests the raspberry, strawberry, tomato, aster, and other plants … Useful english dictionary
Stalk — (st[add]k), n. [OE. stalke, fr. AS. st[ae]l, stel, a stalk. See {Stale} a handle, {Stall}.] 1. (Bot.) (a) The stem or main axis of a plant; as, a stalk of wheat, rye, or oats; the stalks of maize or hemp. (b) The petiole, pedicel, or peduncle, of … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
rice stalk borer — noun : a rice borer that is the larva of a moth (Chilo plejadellus) … Useful english dictionary
potato stalk borer — noun : a larva of a potato weevil … Useful english dictionary
stalk shaver — noun : an implement on runners with knives cutting cornstalks or stubble at the ground surface for burning (as in the control of the European corn borer) … Useful english dictionary
Squash vine borer — Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum … Wikipedia
Apple borer — Apple Ap ple ([a^]p p l), n. [OE. appel, eppel, AS. [ae]ppel, [ae]pl; akin to Fries. & D. appel, OHG, aphul, aphol, G. apfel, Icel. epli, Sw. [ a]ple, Dan. [ae]ble, Gael. ubhall, W. afal, Arm. aval, Lith. ob[*u]lys, Russ. iabloko; of unknown… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
lesser cornstalk borer — noun : a crambid moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) with a slender greenish larva that burrows in the stalk of Indian corn and various other plants near the ground level and is especially destructive in warmer parts of the New World * * * the larva… … Useful english dictionary
lesser cornstalk borer — noun Date: circa 1925 a pyralid moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in the stalk especially of Indian corn near ground level … New Collegiate Dictionary
