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

Disputed species

  • Ostrinia maysalis P. Leraut, 2012, described from France.

Agricultural problems

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.