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imported>Chris Day (New page: {{subpages}} ==Pathogens== * Corn earworm (''Helicoverpa zea'') * Fall armyworm (''Spodoptera frugiperda'') * Common armyworm (''Pseudaletia unipuncta'') * Stalk borer (''...) |
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* [[Corn leaf aphid]] (''Rhopalosiphum maidis'') | * [[Corn leaf aphid]] (''Rhopalosiphum maidis'') | ||
* [[European corn borer]] (''Ostrinia nubilalis'') (ECB) | * [[European corn borer]] (''Ostrinia nubilalis'') (ECB) | ||
::The susceptibility of maize to the European corn borer, and the resulting large crop losses, led to the development of [[transgenic plants|transgenic]] expressing the ''[[Bacillus thuringiensis]]'' toxin. "Bt corn" is widely grown in the [[United States]] and has been approved for release in [[Europe]]. | ::The susceptibility of maize to the European corn borer, and the resulting large crop losses, led to the development of [[transgenic plants|transgenic]] expressing the ''[[Bacillus thuringiensis]]'' toxin. "Bt corn" is widely grown in the [[United States of America]] and has been approved for release in [[Europe]]. | ||
* [[Corn silkfly]] (''Euxesta stigmatis'') | * [[Corn silkfly]] (''Euxesta stigmatis'') | ||
Latest revision as of 12:17, 2 February 2023
Pathogens
- Corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea)
- Fall armyworm (Spodoptera frugiperda)
- Common armyworm (Pseudaletia unipuncta)
- Stalk borer (Papaipema nebris)
- Corn leaf aphid (Rhopalosiphum maidis)
- European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) (ECB)
- The susceptibility of maize to the European corn borer, and the resulting large crop losses, led to the development of transgenic expressing the Bacillus thuringiensis toxin. "Bt corn" is widely grown in the United States of America and has been approved for release in Europe.
- Corn silkfly (Euxesta stigmatis)
- Lesser cornstalk borer (Elasmopalpus lignosellus)
- Corn delphacid (Peregrinus maidis)
- 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)
- Goss's Wilt (Clavibacter michiganese)
- Grey Leaf Spot
- Mal de Río Cuarto Virus (MRCV)