european corn borer
61lydella — līˈdelə noun Usage: capitalized Etymology: New Latin, from Lyda, genus of flies (from Latin Lydus Lydian, from Greek Lydos) + ella : a genus of small tachinid flies including one (L. stabulans grisescens) of importance in the biological control… …
62ryania — rīˈānēə noun ( s) Etymology: New Latin Ryania (genus name of Ryania speciosa, the shrub from which it is made), from John Ryan, 18th century British physician + New Latin ia 1. : an insecticide made of a mixture of alkaloids from the ground stems …
63stalk 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) …
64cornborer — cornˈborer noun A European moth (Ostrinia nubilalis) whose larvae have become a pest of maize in America • • • Main Entry: ↑corn …
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