- southern cornstalk borer
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the larva of a grass moth, Diatraea crambidoides, occurring in the southeastern U.S. from Maryland to Georgia, that is sometimes a serious pest, esp. of corn.
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Universalium. 2010.
southern cornstalk borer
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