Maize

often incorrectly referred to as seeds. Maize kernels often serve as starch in cooking practices. Nowadays, maize is extensively cultivated all over the [...] About Maize or corn ( Zea mays subsp. mays ), is a large grain plant that divided in six main types: flint corn, dent corn, popcorn, pod corn, sweet corn [...] corn and flour corn. Already about 10,000 years ago, maize was domesticated by the indigenous communities in Mexico and it still plays a main role in the

European corn borer

apical part of maize ears. Larval tunnelling weakens the stalks and causes them to break during windy weather. Larval feeding inside the maize stem destroys [...] General The European corn borer ( Ostrinia nubilali s), is a severe pest of maize and has also been reported to attack apple, strawberries, peppers and other [...] larvae initially feed on the leaves and then bore into the upper part of the maize plants. Later, second generation larvae tunnel into stem internodes and produce

Corn rootworm

of maize. Nowadays it is present in many European countries, including Italy, where it is widespread in the maize-growing areas in the north. Maize is [...] June. The whitish-coloured larvae move around in the soil, feeding on the maize roots. Their development lasts approximately one month, during which they [...] They feed on both the leaves and the silk of the female inflorescences of maize.

Fall Armyworm

than 100 plant species causing major damage to cultivated grasses, such as maize, rice, sorghum and sugarcane, as well as other crops, including cabbage, [...] on the crop, the stage of crop development, and the age of the larvae. On maize, young larvae usually feed on leaves, creating a characteristic windowing

Potato

terms of volume, potato is the fourth-largest food crop in the world, after maize, wheat and rice. Potato plants grow up to some 60 cm tall. Its leaves die

Cutworms

populations of cutworms can destroy entire stands of crops, such as cotton or maize. As plants become larger, older instars will occasionally tunnel into the

Japanese beetle

disruption to the sward than the grubs themselves. Feeding by grubs on roots of maize, beans, tomatoes, strawberries, nursery seedlings, or other crops reduces