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Southwestern Corn Borer (Diatraea grandiosella)

File:5361228 - Photographer Frank Peairs, Colorado State University Southwestern Corn borer.jpg

Diatreae grandiosella is an insect and moth classified as a Lepidopteran belonging to the sub-order Heterocera. It is regarded as serious agricultural pest, destroying the corn (maize). Undergoes diapause.^[1]^[2] A serious agricultural pest of corn (maize). Predators and parasites of moths

Infestation is sometimes controlled by the use of pheromone lures.^[3] Bacillus thurigenes, a baceria, is often applied as a pesticide.

Nocturnal insectivores often feed on moths; these include some bats, some species of owls and other species of birds. Moths are also eaten by some species of lizards, cats, dogs, rodents, and some bears. Moth larvae are vulnerable to being parasitized by Ichneumonidae.

^ The Insects; Structure and Function, 4th Edition. R.F. Chapman, Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0521 57048, p 403.
^ Bulletin of Entomological Research (1976), 66:75-79 Cambridge University Press, Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976, Diapause of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae): effects of a juvenile hormone mimic: G. M. Chippendalea1 and C.-M. Yina1a1, Department of Entomology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, U.S.A.
^ http://www.arbico-organics.com/1230044.html

[1] The Insects; Structure and Function, 4th Edition. R.F. Chapman, Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0521 57048, p 403.

[2] Bulletin of Entomological Research (1976), 66:75-79 Cambridge University Press, Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976, Diapause of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae): effects of a juvenile hormone mimic: G. M. Chippendalea1 and C.-M. Yina1a1, Department of Entomology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, U.S.A.

[3] ttp://www.arbico-organics.com/1230044.html

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-A [[Lepidopteran]] a [[moth]] moths belong to the sub-order [[Heterocera]]. . Undergoes [[diapause]].<ref>The Insects; Structure and Function, 4th Edition. R.F. Chapman, Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0521 57048, p 403.</ref><ref>Bulletin of Entomological Research (1976), 66:75-79 Cambridge University Press, Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976, Diapause of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae): effects of a juvenile hormone mimic: G. M. Chippendalea1 and C.-M. Yina1a1, Department of Entomology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, U.S.A.</ref>
+''Diatreae grandiosella'' is an [[insect]] and [[moth]] classified as a [[Lepidopteran]] belonging to the sub-order [[Heterocera]]. It is regarded as serious agricultural pest, destroying the corn ([[maize]]). Undergoes [[diapause]].<ref>The Insects; Structure and Function, 4th Edition. R.F. Chapman, Cambridge University Press, 1998. ISBN 0521 57048, p 403.</ref><ref>Bulletin of Entomological Research (1976), 66:75-79 Cambridge University Press, Copyright © Cambridge University Press 1976, Diapause of the southwestern corn borer, Diatraea grandiosella Dyar (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae): effects of a juvenile hormone mimic: G. M. Chippendalea1 and C.-M. Yina1a1, Department of Entomology, University of Missouri, Columbia, Missouri 65201, U.S.A.</ref>
 A serious agricultural pest of corn ([[maize]]).
 Predators and parasites of [[moth]]s
-Infestation is sometimes controlled by the use of [[pheromone]] lures.<ref>http://www.arbico-organics.com/1230044.html</ref>
+Infestation is sometimes controlled by the use of [[pheromone]] lures.<ref>http://www.arbico-organics.com/1230044.html</ref>  [[Bacillus thurigenes]], a [[baceria]], is often applied as a pesticide.
 Nocturnal insectivores often feed on [[moth]]s; these include some [[bats]], some species of [[owls]] and other species of [[bird]]s. [[Moth]]s are also eaten by some species of [[lizards]], [[cats]], [[dog]]s, [[rodents]], and some [[bear]]s. [[Moth]] larvae are vulnerable to being parasitized by [[Ichneumonidae]].