Farmers can attest to the fact that not all caterpillars turn into beautiful butterflies. Some, like the voracious western bean cutworm, Striacosta albicosta, can clip yields in a heavily-infested ...

MINNEAPOLIS -- This corn turns out to be a good neighbor. Corn that's been genetically engineered to resist attacking borers produces a "halo effect" that provides huge benefits to other corn planted ...

Both European corn borer (Ostrinia nubilalis) and corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) are active in corn fields. Sometimes the caterpillar activity and identity of these two species can be confused. Corn ...

In a deception that likely has evolved over thousands of years, a caterpillar that feeds on corn leaves induces the plant to turn off its defenses against insect predators, allowing the caterpillar to ...

The European corn borer exhibits variation in two genes, per and Pdfr, that enable it to adapt to varying lengths of winter Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of ...