“corn stalk borer”

The following 2 entries include the term corn stalk borer.

lesser cornstalk borer

noun

: a pyralid moth (Elasmopalpus lignosellus) having slender greenish larvae that burrow in the stalk especially of corn near ground level

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southern cornstalk borer

noun

: a brown-spotted grayish white caterpillar that is the larva of a straw-colored moth (Diatraea crambidoides) and is a destructive pest especially of corn in the southern U.S.

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