A stemborer (stem borer) is any insect larva, or arthropod, that bores into plant stems. However the term most frequently refers among the Coleoptera to the larva of certain longhorn beetles such as Dorysthenes buqueti and those of the genus Oberea, and among the Lepidoptera to certain moths of the Crambidae, Castniidae, Gelechiidae, Nolidae, and Pyralidae families.

Eucomatocera vittata is a stemborer pest in Pueraria phaseoloides

Stem borers include:

Coleoptera
Lepidoptera

Notes and references

  1. ^ Gold, Clifford S.; Pena, Jorge E. & Karamura, Eldad B. (2001). "Biology and integrated pest management for the banana weevil Cosmopolites sordidus (Germar)(Coleoptera: Curculionidae)". Integrated Pest Management Reviews. 6 (2): 79–155. doi:10.1023/A:1023330900707. S2CID 81059999.
  2. ^ Kolappan, B. "Stem borer a nightmare for banana farmers". The Hindu. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
  3. ^ Venkatesha, Melally Giddegowda & Dinesh, Anegunda Shankara (2012). "The coffee white stemborer Xylotrechus quadripes (Coleoptera: Cerambycidae): bioecology, status and management". International Journal of Tropical Insect Science. 32 (4): 177–188. doi:10.1017/S1742758412000331. S2CID 83667299.
  4. ^ a b c d "IRRI Rice insect pest factsheet: Stem borer". Rice Knowledge Bank. Archived from the original on 22 November 2014.
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