Given the corn price outlook, this is not the year to ignore any “sometimes a problem” pest like corn stalk borer -- especially if you’ve encountered it in corn before. It has a tendency to persist in ...

Stalk borers are an occasional pest of corn in Nebraska. Stalk borer damage in corn commonly is confined to plants in the first few rows near field margins, fence rows, grass terraces, and waterways.

Young common stalk borer larvae are cream-colored with dark purple or brown longitudinal stripes on the thorax and abdomen. A narrow cream dorsal stripe runs from behind the head to the anal plate, ...

I’m at war with the common stalk borer. As much as I believe in sustainability and chemical-free agriculture in theory, I’ve never been more tempted to use insecticides as I am right now. For years, ...

Abu Dhabi, 28th Jan. 2014 (WAM) -- Abu Dhabi Farmers? Services Center (ADFSC) has distributed more than 14,000 light-traps to eradicate pests from date palm trees in the Emirate over the last three ...