稲いねの螟虫ずいむし

noun

striped stem borer larva

Rare term for the larva of the striped stem borer (Chilo suppressalis), a rice pest. The cross-reference 二化螟蛾 refers to the adult moth. Mainly encountered in agricultural or entomological contexts.

See also: ニカメイガ

• 稲いねの螟虫ずいむしはイネの茎くきに穴あなをあけて食くい荒あらす。

  The striped stem borer larva bores into rice stems and feeds on them.

• 農のう家かは稲いねの螟虫ずいむしの被ひ害がいを防ふせぐために殺さっ虫ちゅう剤ざいを使つかう。

  Farmers use insecticides to prevent damage from striped stem borer larvae.