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''

    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.