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Definition of Pyrausta nubilalis

1. Noun. Larva of the European corn borer moth; a serious pest of maize.

2. Noun. Native to Europe; in America the larvae bore into the stem and crown of corn and other plants.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Pyrausta Nubilalis

Pylodictus olivaris Pylos Pynchon Pynchonesque Pyongyang Pyotr Alexeyevich Kropotkin Pyotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Pyotr Tchaikovsky Pyralidae Pyralididae

Pyralis Pyramid Pyramids Pyrausta Pyrausta nubilalis (current term) Pyrenean Pyrenees Pyrenees daisy Pyrenomycetes Pyrethrum

Pyrex Pyridium Pyrocephalus Pyrocephalus rubinus mexicanus Pyrola americana Pyrola elliptica Pyrola minor Pyrola rotundifolia Pyrola rotundifolia americana

Literary usage of Pyrausta nubilalis

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Biennial Report by Oregon Board of Horticulture (1921)
"... has been determined by the Secretary of Agriculture, and notice is hereby given, that an injurious insect, the European corn borer (Pyrausta nubilalis ..."

2. Biotechnology: Building on Farmers' Knowledge by Joske F. G. Bunders, Bertus Haverkort, Wim Hiemstra (1996)
"... Pyrausta nubilalis, Pyricularia oryzae, Rhopalosiphum persicae and Spodoptera litura Lantana cámara ..."

3. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"The European Corn Borer (Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn.).—This pest of corn and many other plants has only recently been discovered in this country, ..."

4. Transactions of the Kansas Academy of Science by Kansas Academy of Science (1922)
"In view of the recent introduction into America of the European corn borer, Pyrausta nubilalis Hübner, in broom corn from Europe, a survey of the Western ..."

5. Botanical Abstracts by Board of Control of Botanical Abstracts (1921)
"... is richer in sugar, and is not injured by the European corn borer (Pyrausta nubilalis), which considerably reduced the yield of maize.—AB Beaumont. ..."

6. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, British Soviet Friendship Society (1922)
"(Pyrausta nubilalis Hubner.) The European corn borer not only threatens one of our principal grain crops, but likewise is a menace to truck crops. ..."

7. Class Book of Economic Entomology: With Special Reference to the Economic by William Lochhead (1919)
"... European Corn Borer (Pyrausta nubilalis Hbn.).—(Consult Bull. 178, Mass. Ag. Exp. St.) A pale yellowish or reddish brown moth of about 1 inch wing ..."

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