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strawworm

strawworm

9.9
A young fly that eats and damages straw in wheat and other grain fields
  • noun
  • /ˈstrɔˌwɜrm/
  • Specialized
translation icon : gusano de paja
  • Farmers often struggle with strawworm infestations during the wheat harvest.

Examples

  • The strawworm can cause significant damage to grain straw if left untreated.

  • Agricultural guides provide advice on controlling strawworm populations in cereal crops.

  • The strawworm infestation affected the wheat harvest this year.

  • Farmers are concerned about strawworms damaging their crops.

  • Agricultural guides provide advice on controlling strawworm populations in cereal crops.

  • Farmers often struggle with strawworm infestations during the wheat harvest.

  • The strawworm can cause significant damage to grain straw if left untreated.

Synonyms

jointworm
vsstrawworm
  • Archaic
9.9

A small baby insect that eats and damages wheat stems and grain

is the same larva but expressed with an alternative name

Surface Forms

strawworm singular
strawworms plural

Morphology

strawworm = straw + worm (transparent) = straw + worm

The term denotes larvae that damage or live in straw, a direct combination of the two nouns.

Etymology

Strawworm is made of two words: straw 'dry plant material' and worm 'young insect'. It names larvae that eat or damage the straw of grain plants, so farmers call these pests 'strawworms'.