web·worm

(wĕb′wûrm′)

Any of various usually destructive caterpillars that construct webs.

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webworm

(ˈwɛbˌwɜːm)

(Animals) US a moth species best known for its larval stage, when it spins a large web in which to eat or rest

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web•worm

(ˈwɛbˌwɜrm)

n.

the larva of any of several moths, which spins a web over the foliage on which it feeds.

[1790–1800]

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Noun

webworm - several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed

family Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampidae - tent caterpillars; eggars; lappet moths

fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea - a variety of webworm

garden webworm, Loxostege similalis - a variety of webworm

caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth

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Pathogenicity of Beauveria bassiana to fall webworm (Hyphantria cunea) (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) on different host plants.

Prospects of Entomopathogenic Bacteria and Fungi for Biological Control of Ricania simulans (Walker 1851) (Hemiptera: Ricaniidae)

Insect pests such as sesame webworm (Antigastra catalaunalis), sesame seed bug (Elasmolomus sordidus), and gall midge (Asphondylia sesami) are the most important insects that affect production of sesame during its different growing stages [3].

Incidence of a New Pest, the Cotton Mealybug Phenacoccus solenopsis Tinsley, on Sesame in North Ethiopia

Studies on bacterial flora in the population of fall webworm, Hyphantria cunea Drury.

Aislamiento e identificacion de bacterias de algunas plagas de alamo

[17] tested the antifeedant property of Azadirachtaindica (neem) against the maharukha webworm, absolute antifeedancy was exhibited by seed extract of neem at 3%.

BIOLOGY OF HELICOVERPA ARMIGERA (HUBNER) ON SUNFLOWER TREATED WITH DIFFERENT CONCENTRATION OF NEEM EXTRACTION IN LABORATORY

Having stated the above, we can turn our attention to the ugly annual appearance of a native pest -- the fall webworm. Webworms are caterpillars that feed on a wide variety of woody plants while protected by webs.

Plan strategies for disarming insects

Physiology of diapause and cold hardiness in the overwintering pupae of the fall webworm Hyphantria cunea (Lepidoptera: Arctiidae) in Japan.

Carbohydrate Metabolism and Antioxidant Defense during Diapause Development in Larvae of Oriental Fruit Moth (Grapholita Molesta) at Low Temperature

In addition, the leaf-eating larvae of Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Fabricius, 1794) (Lepidoptera: Crambidae), commonly known as the southern beet webworm, have been observed on blackberry farms in southern RS.

Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) biology and techniques for rearing on leaves of the blackberry (Rubus spp., Rosaceae)/ Biologia e tecnica de criacao de Herpetogramma bipunctalis (Lepidoptera: Crambidae) em folhas de amoreira-preta (Rubus spp., Rosaceae)

Chervil Slugs [28] Chinese Cabbage webworm cabbage, Flea hopper mustard, Mustard aphid and radish [23] Chick pea Heliotis sp.

Agricultural pest control programmes, food security and safety

In a second set of boxes, fall webworm caterpillars, dietary generalists, were provided with oak (A), maple (B), and tulip tree (C).

Science in your own backyard: using locally abundant caterpillars & plants to teach about herbivory

Impact of floral herbivory by parsnip webworm (Oecophoridae): Depressaria pastinacella Duponchel on pollination and fitness of wild parsnip (Apiaceae: Pastinaca sativa L.).

Pattern and consequences of floral herbivory in four sympatric Ipomoea species

The soybean looper, Pseudoplusia includens, soybean webworm, Omiodes indicata, and some species from the genus Spodoptera such as the southern armyworm, S.

Efeitos dos agroquimicos utilizados na cultura da soja ao parasitoide de ovos Trichogramma pretiosum

Scale insects in ornamental plantings were generally more common during 2005, as were the common web-making caterpillars (fall webworm, eastern tent caterpillar, and mimosa webworm).

A synopsis of insect activity in Indiana during 2005