Maize

:This article is about the cereal. For the town, see Maize, Kansas.

Pests of maize

Insect pests

• Corn earworm (Heliothis zea)
• Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
• Common armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta)
• Stalk borer (Papaipema nebris)
• Corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis)
• European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) (ECB)
• Corn silkfly (Euxesta stigmatis)
• Lesser cornstalk borer (Elasmopalpus lignosellus)
• Corn delphacid (Peregrinus maidis)

The susceptibility of maize to the European corn borer, and the resulting large crop losses, led to the development of transgenic corn expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) toxin. Bt corn is widely grown in the United States and has been approved for release in Europe.

Related Topics:
Transgenic - Corn - Bacillus thuringiensis - United States - Europe

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Diseases

• Corn smut or common smut (Ustilago maydis): a fungal disease, known in Mexico as huitlacoche, which is prized by some as a gourmet delicacy in itself.
• Maize Dwarf Mosaic Virus
• Stewart's Wilt (Pantoea stewartii)
• Common Rust (Puccinia sorghi)