European Maize Borer
Ostrinia nubilalis (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Pyralidae: Pyraustinae)

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• Europe: Austria (restricted), Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Czech Republic (restricted), Denmark, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary (restricted), Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, United Kingdom (restricted in England and Wales), Yugoslavia
• Asia: Georgia (Republic), Iran, Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Turkey
• Africa: Algeria, Egypt, Libya, Morocco, Tunisia
• Western Hemisphere: Canada, USA

• Primary hosts: Avena sativa (oats), Echinochloa crus-galli (barngrass), Hordeum vulgare (barley), Pennisetum glaucum (pearl millet), Poaceae (cereals), Setaria italica (foxtail millet), Sorghum sp., Sorghum halepense (aleppo grass), Zea mays (maize)
• Secondary hosts: Amaranthus sp.(grain amaranth), Amaranthus retroflexus (carelessweed), Arctium minus (common burdock), Artemisia vulgaris (carline thistle), Capsicum sp.(peppers), Capsicum annuum (bell pepper), Chrysanthemum (daisy), Cynara scolymus (artichoke), Glycine max (soyabean), Gossypium sp.(cotton), Helianthus annuus (sunflower), Humulus lupulus (hop), Lycopersicon esculentum (tomato), Malus pumila (apple), Phaseolus vulgaris (common bean), Prunus persica (peach), Solanum tuberosum (potato), Triticum aestivum (wheat)
• Wild hosts: Datura stramonium (jimsonweed)

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• Dr Andras Bozsik, Associate Professor, Department of Crop Protection, University of Debrecen, Hungary