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lesser cornstalk borer

American  

noun

  1. the larva of a widely distributed pyralid moth, Elasmopalpus lignosellus, that damages corn and some other crops by boring into the part of the stalk close to the soil.

Etymology

Origin of lesser cornstalk borer

First recorded in 1920–25

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Peanut plants fed to lesser cornstalk borer larvae.

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