European corn borer
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of European corn borer
An Americanism dating back to 1915–20
Example Sentences
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Only one gene-altered crop is being cultivated commercially in Europe: MON 810, a grain modified to protect against a pest known as the European corn borer.
From New York Times • Feb. 11, 2014
Farmers in the U.S. have been growing Bt corn designed to slay the European corn borer for 17 years without any evidence of resistance whatsoever.
From Scientific American • Sep. 3, 2013
Whereas Bt corn tailored to destroy European corn borer kills 99.9 percent or more of pests, Bt corn engineered to eradicate rootworm is less reliably lethal, killing 85 to 98 percent of the larvae.
From Scientific American • Sep. 3, 2013
MON810 produces a toxin that protects it from the European corn borer.
From Science Magazine • May 22, 2012
Serious damage is threatened to the corn crop by the European corn borer.
From State of the Union Address by Coolidge, Calvin
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