corn borer - use in sentences

Converse of object

  • kill: It can take up to six sprays to kill corn borers conventionally.

Adjective modifier

  • European: Potential increase in European corn borers led more farmers to Bt corn.
  • Asiatic: Among these is a corn variety that is naturally resistant to the dreaded Asiatic corn borer.

Modifies a noun

  • insect: Both plants express the same protein which provide resistance against corn borer insects pests of maize.
  • pest: Both plants express the same protein which provide resistance against corn borer insects pests of maize.
  • density: Only during years when corn borer densities are high do transgenic crops out-perform the non-transgenic.
  • damage: This sweet corn is genetically modified to protect itself from corn borer insect damage ( 1 ).

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