armyworm
- noun
- /ˈɑrmiˌwɜrm/
- Specialized
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gusano del ejército
- When armyworms invade a crop, they can cause devastating loss for farmers in a matter of days.
- beet armyworm
- cotton armyworm
Examples
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The scientists are also continuing preliminary studies of other pheromones and parasites for use against fall armyworm, beet armyworm, cotton bollworm, and other insects that attack cotton and other crops.
Academic text (1994) -
There are a number of insects that attack the wheat crop, such as termites, cutworms, wheat weevils, Jassids, aphids, armyworms, and heliothis.
Academic text (2014) -
Early-planted fields are susceptible to armyworm, Hessian fly, and aphid infestation.
Blog text (6) -
They feed on pests like the cotton bollworm, beet armyworm, and aphids.
Academic text (1994) -
The scientists are also continuing preliminary studies of other pheromones and parasites for use against fall armyworm, beet armyworm, cotton bollworm, and other insects that attack cotton and other crops.
Academic text (1994) -
Farmers often struggle with armyworms because they can quickly destroy entire fields of corn.
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The presence of armyworms in the wheat fields led to a significant decline in the harvest this year.
Synonyms
A caterpillar that moves in large groups and eats crops like grass and grain
A moth whose caterpillars move in large groups and eat crops
A moth whose caterpillars, called armyworms, travel in large groups and eat grain and alfalfa crops
A group of moths whose caterpillars are armyworms that damage crops
A group of moths whose caterpillars eat crops and can be pests
A group of moths whose caterpillars, called armyworms, eat farm crops
A moth whose caterpillars, called fall armyworms, eat and destroy crops like maize
A caterpillar that eats and destroys corn and other grass crops
A caterpillar that eats the leaves of beets and other vegetables and damages crops
A moth whose caterpillars, called beet armyworms, eat many crops
A caterpillar that moves in large groups and eats crops like wheat and alfalfa
A group of moths whose caterpillars are army cutworms that damage crops
Compounds
- Specialized
A caterpillar that eats the leaves of beets and other vegetables and damages crops
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Armyworm is made from the two parts army and worm. Think of many caterpillars moving like an 'army' and eating fields as they go, which is why armyworm means a caterpillar that attacks crops in large groups.
