Ostrinia
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Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.
Species
- Ostrinia avarialis Amsel, 1970
- Ostrinia dorsivittata (Moore, 1888)
- Ostrinia erythrialis (Hampson, 1913)
- Ostrinia furnacalis (Guenée, 1854) - Asian corn borer, Asian corn worm[1][2]
- Ostrinia kasmirica (Moore, 1888)
- Ostrinia kurentzovi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia latipennis (Warren, 1892)[2]
- Ostrinia marginalis (Walker, 1866)[3]
- Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner, 1796) - European corn borer, European corn worm[3]
- Ostrinia obumbratalis (Lederer, 1863) - smartweed borer[3]
- Ostrinia ovalipennis Ohno, 2003[4]
- Ostrinia palustralis (Hübner, 1796)[2]
- Ostrinia penitalis (Grote, 1876) - American lotus borer[3][5]
- Ostrinia peregrinalis (Eversmann, 1852)
- Ostrinia putzufangensis Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia quadripunctalis (Denis & Schiffermüller, 1775)
- Ostrinia sanguinealis (Warren, 1892)
- Ostrinia scapulalis (Walker, 1859)[1][2]
- Ostrinia zaguliaevi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970[2]
- Ostrinia zealis (Guenée, 1854)[2]
Disputed species
- Ostrinia maysalis P. Leraut, 2012, described from France.
Agricultural problems
The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, is one of the biggest pests of maize in Asia, causing 10%-30% of yield losses in the field, and in some cases up to 80% yield loss.[6] These pests carry fungal pathogens (such as Bipolaris maydis and Curvularia lunata) which cause diseases such as maydis leaf blight and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.
References
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- ↑ Wang, H., H. Dong, H. Qian, and B. Cong. "Laboratory Assessment of Entomopathogenic Nematode Symbiotic Bacteria to Control Maize Pest, Ostrinia Furnacalis, and Fungi Diseases, Bipolaris Maydis and Curvularia Lunata." Journal of Asia-Pacific Entomology. 17.4 (2014): 823-27. Scopus. Web. 7 Dec. 2014
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