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Tag: ECB Standardized Protocol

Canadian standardized assessment for European corn borer, Ostrinia nubilalis for all hosts, version 2.0

Posted on May 20, 2022 (May 18, 2022) by Tracey Baute

The European corn borer (ECB; Ostrinia nubilalis), can be an important pest of corn. Despite its name, ECB is actually a generalist feeder, having a wide range of hosts. The recent confirmation of ECB resistance to Cry1F Bt corn in Nova Scotia has increased the need to monitor this pest across Canada. With so many […]

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Nationwide monitoring pilot project for European corn borer

Posted on June 9, 2021 (December 22, 2021) by Tracey Baute

The European corn borer (ECB; Ostrinia nubilalis), has been an important pest of corn and other crops in eastern Canada for nearly a century now but is also known to be a sporadic pest in western Canada. Despite its name, ECB is actually a generalist feeder, having a wide range of hosts. Although corn is […]

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