European corn borer
destroys vascular tissue. As a result, heavily attacked plants are smaller and produce fewer kernels per ear. Life cycle and appearance of European corn [...] borer ( Ostrinia nubilali s), is a severe pest of maize and has also been reported to attack apple, strawberries, peppers and other plants. It is present in [...] attack. Later, frass and holes are easily visible on stems, or on the apical part of maize ears. Larval tunnelling weakens the stalks and causes them to break