San Juan Record | 1932-11-24 | Page 6 | Corn Borer's Enemy

corn borers borer enemy A tiny wasp a parasite that lives on and eventually kills the larvae of the european corn borer has been dige discovered in italy and Is being investigated vesti gated by entomologists of united states department of abric agric agriculture u iture with a view to its introduction into the borer infested area in this country the insect belongs to the g group r 0 u p known as the bracon ids which chic h 1 lay ay their eggs within the bodies of other insects the wasp larvae feed w within ith the bodies of their unwe unwilling liing hosts literally eating them to hollow shells then they spin cocoons from which adult insects emerge ready to hunt out other victims for their fatal eggs