Species of Stalk Borers (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) and Damage to Maize in Southeastern Mexico

Morphological and Molecular Identification of Diatraea grandiosella Dyar1 and Its Natural Enemies Associated with Maize Cultivation at Guanajuato, Mexico

“…Cane borers of the genus Diatraea are widely distributed in Mexico, South America, Central America, the Caribbean, and southern United States. They attack maize ( Zea mays L.), sorghum ( Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench), and sugarcane ( Saccharum officinarum L.) (Osorio et al 2015, Francischini et al 2017, Arispe et al 2019), as well as wheat ( Triticum aestivum L.), rice (Oriza sativa L.), and a variety of weeds, such as Johnsongrass, Sorgum halepense (L.) Pers. (Grimi et al 2018).…”