Ostrinia
Ostrinia is a genus of moths in the family Crambidae described by Jacob Hübner in 1825. Several of them, including the European corn borer, are agricultural pests.Species
- Ostrinia avarialis Amsel, 1970
- Ostrinia dorsivittata
- Ostrinia erythrialis
- Ostrinia furnacalis - Asian corn borer, Asian corn worm
- Ostrinia kasmirica
- Ostrinia kurentzovi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia latipennis
- Ostrinia marginalis
- Ostrinia nubilalis - European corn borer, European corn worm
- Ostrinia obumbratalis - smartweed borer
- Ostrinia ovalipennis Ohno, 2003
- Ostrinia palustralis
- Ostrinia penitalis - American lotus borer
- Ostrinia peregrinalis
- Ostrinia putzufangensis Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia quadripunctalis
- Ostrinia sanguinealis
- Ostrinia scapulalis
- Ostrinia zaguliaevi Mutuura & Munroe, 1970
- Ostrinia zealis
- Ostrinia maysalis P. Leraut, 2012, described from France.
The Asian corn borer, Ostrinia furnacalis, is one of the biggest pests of maize in Asia, causing 10%-30% of yield losses in the field, and in some cases up to 80% yield loss. These pests carry fungal pathogens which cause diseases such as maydis leaf blight and curvularia leaf spot in the crop.
