fruitworm
- noun
- /ˈfruːtˌwɜːrm/
- Specialized
:
gusano de la fruta
- To protect the apple trees, the gardener implemented measures to prevent fruitworms from feeding on the fruit.
- tomato fruitworm
Examples
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They're waging war in Texas against Heliocoverpa zea, alias the corn earworm, cotton bollworm, or tomato fruitworm.
Academic text (1994) -
Also known as the corn earworm, cotton bollworm, soybean podworm, or tomato fruitworm, it costs U.S. farmers nearly $1 billion annually in crop losses and control expenses.
Academic text (1995) -
The tomato crop was severely damaged by the fruitworm, which ate its way through the ripe tomatoes.
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Farmers are worried about the fruitworm infestation, as it can destroy entire sections of their orchards.
Synonyms
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7.2
A small white worm that bores into apples and eats the inside
A young insect that makes holes in apples and eats their insides
A small fly whose young, called apple maggots, grow inside and eat apples
A small insect whose young eat rotten fruit like very ripe bananas
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Etymology
The word fruitworm joins fruit and worm, literally a 'worm' that eats 'fruit'. That's why it refers to young insects that feed on and often damage fruit crops.