Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

This species occurs widely in the western hemisphere and is known from much of the southern United States. Despite its wide distribution, damage is limited principally to sandy soil, so it tends to cause injury in the coastal plain of the southeastern states from South Carolina to Texas. This docum...

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Main Author: John L. Capinera
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Language:English
Published: The University of Florida George A. Smathers Libraries 2005-04-01
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Online Access:https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114645
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description This species occurs widely in the western hemisphere and is known from much of the southern United States. Despite its wide distribution, damage is limited principally to sandy soil, so it tends to cause injury in the coastal plain of the southeastern states from South Carolina to Texas. This document is EENY-155, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 2000. Revised: November 2005. EENY155/IN312: Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (ufl.edu)
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spelling doaj-art-0a6c4864746045288a74083306ea3a6f2025-02-08T06:25:47ZengThe University of Florida George A. Smathers LibrariesEDIS2576-00092005-04-0120053Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)John L. Capinera0University of Florida This species occurs widely in the western hemisphere and is known from much of the southern United States. Despite its wide distribution, damage is limited principally to sandy soil, so it tends to cause injury in the coastal plain of the southeastern states from South Carolina to Texas. This document is EENY-155, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: September 2000. Revised: November 2005. EENY155/IN312: Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae) (ufl.edu) https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114645IN312
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Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
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title Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
title_full Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
title_fullStr Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
title_full_unstemmed Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
title_short Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)
title_sort lesser cornstalk borer elasmopalpus lignosellus zeller insecta lepidoptera pyralidae
topic IN312
url https://journals.flvc.org/edis/article/view/114645
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