. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER 17 It is probable that some of the plants recorded as hosts of /'. n/ubi- Talis in the Old World serve primarily as shelter plants rather than as food, a condition which is known to prevail in the infested, areas of America. HOST PLANTS IN AMERICA In general, corn appears to be the preferred host of the European corn borer in America and is more seriously injured by the insed. —Cocklebur {Xanthium sp.), a susceptible weed host of the European corn borer than any other c
. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture; Agriculture. PROGRESS REPORT ON THE EUROPEAN CORN BORER 17 It is probable that some of the plants recorded as hosts of /'. n/ubi- Talis in the Old World serve primarily as shelter plants rather than as food, a condition which is known to prevail in the infested, areas of America. HOST PLANTS IN AMERICA In general, corn appears to be the preferred host of the European corn borer in America and is more seriously injured by the insed. —Cocklebur {Xanthium sp.), a susceptible weed host of the European corn borer than any other cultivated crop attacked. This includes sweet corn, field corn (both dent and flint), and pop corn. In the heavily in- fested area of eastern New England the pest also attacks and fre- quently causes serious injury to a great variety of other economic plants, including several of the field crops, vegetables, flowers, and 25411°—27 2. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original United States. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Dept. : Supt. of Docs. , G. P. O.
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