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Meaning of "cutworm"
cutworm (noun): A type of caterpillar that feeds on the stems of young plants, cutting them down at the base. Cutworms are known to be agricultural pests and can cause damage to crops
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- The larva of any of the many moths of the family Noctuidae, considered an agricultural pest.
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The variegated cutworm has a number of predators.
There is a need for a control agent for cutworm in chickpea.
The cutworm larva feeds on grasses.
Methods available to monitor cutworm need to be improved.
The cutworm is occasionally a pest in carrot.
Pheromone traps are sometimes used for monitoring cutworm moths.
The cutworm feeds at or below the soil surface at night.
Fields known to have high numbers of cutworm should be avoided.
Cutworm moths lay several hundred eggs on their host plants.
There are several species of cutworm that can cause damage in lentil.
Mediterranean climbing cutworm.
The pale western cutworm prefers to lay its eggs in loose soil.
Carrot weevil cutworm.
Black cutworms are one of the most common species of cutworm attacking corn.
Ten fourth instar larvae of tobacco cutworm were liberated in the cup.
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Synthetic pyrethroids and chlorpyrifos are registered for use in wheat for cutworm control.
Larvae were fed on a meridic black cutworm diet until use in the experiments.
Cutworm populations rarely get so high that they have any economic importance on rutabaga.
Ten fourth instar larvae of the tobacco cutworm were then introduced into the cup.
Almost all owlets feed on plants and include the economically important cutworm moths.
Night after night army cutworm moths have been escaping the heat of a distant prairie.
Use insecticides registered for caterpillars to bring armyworm and cutworm infestations under control.
Certain sprays applied for cutworm control in the spring will also control click beetles.
The tubs were overhead irrigated until the plants were infested with black cutworm larvae.
The use of mustard and other ground covers for cutworm management needs to be evaluated.
Clothianidin may not be used as a corn seed treatment solely for protection from black cutworm.
There is concern about the difficulties in detecting black cutworm infestations before significant damage occurs.
Variegated cutworm larvae are present from April to October.
Managing insects such as western bean cutworm and European corn borer.
Cutworm Agriotes and cutworm.
Marilopteryx carancahua is a species of cutworm or dart moth in the family Noctuidae.
The larva is unknown, but it is probably a cutworm.
The spread of the Western Bean Cutworm causes massive damage in the US.
Insecticide ; occasional soil treatment against cutworm.
If cutworm damage is likely, drenches of chlorpyrifos can be applied.
Permethrin is registered for control of red-backed cutworm.
Adult cutworm moths are dull-colored and usually nocturnal.
Agrotis orthogonia, pale western cutworm.
Black cutworm is an agronomically important insect quite resistant to δ-endotoxins.
Use for tobacco: used in bait form against cutworm.
In one year, the variegated cutworm will have two to four generations.
There are no strips on the pronotum, which distinguishes them from western bean cutworm.
Red-backed cutworm moths lay eggs in weedy stubble or fallow fields.
The method of claim 1 wherein said cutworm pest is an Euxoa ochrogaster.
The variegated cutworm feeds on many plants, especially common fruits and vegetables.
The method of claim 1 wherein said cutworm pest is a Xylomyges curialis.
Larvae of the cutworm have 7 instars of which the last three are most easily detected.
The method of claim 1 wherein said cutworm pest is an Agrotis ipsilon.
Cutworm damage is common on cereals, flax, sugar beets, canola and mustard.
In years with severe grasshopper or cutworm infestations, an insecticide application may be needed.
