TY  - Data
T1  - Soviet Corn Pests Handbook
A1  - Documentation Information Center
DO  - 10.12389/ariddc.01594
PY  - 2026
DA  - 2026-09-21
PB  - Arid Land Ecology and Resources Science Data Center
AB  - Maize, as the principal fodder crop of the Soviet Union, is universally recognized for its enormous importance to agricultural production. The September Plenum of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union in 1953 not only led to a sharp expansion of maize cultivation in its traditional growing regions but also resulted in the introduction of this crop into nearly all areas of intensive agriculture throughout the USSR. All of this, and especially the latter development, required entomologists to devote particular attention to the protection of maize yields. In addition to factors affecting the successful preservation of maize silage and grain harvests, there exists another major adverse factor: the damage caused by insects, the pests of this highly valuable crop, particularly in the more northern cultivation zones that have been developed in recent years. The prospects for further expansion of maize acreage and increased yields in the non-chernozem regions of the Soviet Union make it essential to take pest damage into serious consideration. Without properly organized pest control, insects may become, and in some areas have already become, a major obstacle to achieving high crop yields. For this reason, the authors consider the publication of a handbook on maize pests in the USSR both timely and highly necessary, since a substantial body of information has now accumulated concerning the species composition, distribution, and harmfulness of maize pests.The organization of this handbook follows the principles adopted in previously published Soviet works of the same type. Its distinguishing feature, however, is the greater completeness of the information presented on pests. For the more important species, data are provided on life history, feeding relationships, characteristics of damage, and geographical distribution; wherever possible, the regions in which a given pest causes the greatest damage are also indicated. In addition, an introductory es
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