Muka, A. A.2016-02-082018-09-062016-02-082018-09-061983https://hdl.handle.net/1813/42390NYS IPM Type: Field Crops Fact Sheet; NYS IPM Type: Vegetables IPM Fact SheetThe stalk borer is a native American insect which was mentioned as a pest in Massachusetts and Pennsylvania prior to 1852 when it was first described as a species. The stalk borer belongs to the large group of noctuid or night flying moths, the larvae of which bore into the stems and roots of annual and perennial plants.en-usAgricultural IPMField CropsField CornWheatVegetablesSweet CornAsparagusPotatoesEggplantTomatoesfact sheet