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Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae)

Harsimran K. Gill, John L. Capinera, and Robert McSorley


Release Date: 1/22/2024

Reviewed At: 11/27/2023

DOI: 10.32473/edis-in312-2000

Agriculture

Abstract

The Featured Creatures collection provides in-depth profiles of insects, nematodes, arachnids and other organisms relevant to Florida. These profiles are intended for the use of interested laypersons with some knowledge of biology as well as academic audiences.

About this Publication

This document is EENY155, one of a series of the Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension. Original publication date September 2000. Revised November 2005, September 2008, October 2017, and November 2023. Visit the EDIS website at https://edis.ifas.ufl.edu for the currently supported version of this publication. This document is also available on the Featured Creatures website at http://entomology.ifas.ufl.edu/creatures.

About the Authors

Harsimran K. Gill, former graduate research assistant; John L. Capinera, emeritus professor; and Robert McSorley, emeritus professor; Entomology and Nematology Department, UF/IFAS Extension, Gainesville, FL 32611.

How to Cite

Capinera, J. L. (1969). Lesser Cornstalk Borer, Elasmopalpus lignosellus (Zeller) (Insecta: Lepidoptera: Pyralidae). EDIS, 2003(16). https://doi.org/10.32473/edis-in312-2000

Authors

Harsimran Gill
Harsimran Gill

former post-doc research associate, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

John Capinera
John Capinera

professor emeritus (deceased) of integrated pest management and former department chairman, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Robert McSorley
Robert McSorley
Specialist
University of Florida

professor emeritus, nematode ecology and management, UF/IFAS Department of Entomology and Nematology

Contacts

Elena Rhodes
Elena Rhodes
staff
University of Florida

biological scientist III, Department of Entomology and Nematology

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