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Long-term observations have revealed the factors responsible for periodic rises in abundance of the European corn borer Ostrinia nubilalis Hb. in the Central Chernozem Region of Russia. These factors are sufficient precipitation during several consecutive years and the current decline in agrotechnical soil treatment. The host specialization, biology, and phenology of the corn borer in the region have been clarified. Corn is damaged most intensely among the cultivated plants, and the yellow foxtail Setaria glauca, among the weeds. The effects of precipitation on seasonal development and harmfulness of the corn borer have been demonstrated. Low precipitation during the pest pupation period leads to mass pupal mortality, a shift of the seasonal development onto later dates, and a lower proportion of damaged stems in the crops. Insufficient precipitation during the larval feeding period enhances the effect of pest damage on the plant productivity and results in heavier yield loss. During the corn borer outbreaks the yield loss reached 15% in corn and 11.4% in millet. Depending on the weather conditions, the loss of millet yield due to this pest may be as great as 39% or as low as 3%.
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Shpanev, A.M., Laptiev, A.B. & Baibakova, N.Y. Development and Harmfulness of the European Corn Borer, Ostrinia nubilalis Hb. (Lepidoptera, Pyralidae), in the Central Chernozem Region. Entmol. Rev. 99, 437–445 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1134/S001387381904002X
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