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fall webworm

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n.1.(Zool.) The larva of any moth of the genus Hyphantria, which spins a web around the foliage on which it feeds.
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Noun1.fall webworm - a variety of webwormfall webworm - a variety of webworm                
webworm - several gregarious moth larvae that spin webs over foliage on which they feed
genus Hyphantria, Hyphantria - fall webworms


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When tested, both tent moth caterpillars and fall webworms strongly avoided extracts taken from the bodies of other dead caterpillars.
Reports of mimosa webworm (Homadaula anisocentra Meyrick) fall webworm, (Hyphantria cunea (Drury) and eastern tent caterpillar (Malacosoma americanum Fabricius) were more frequent during 2005.
The Forest Tent and the Fall Webworm caterpillars are a similar tree-damaging pest that we experience, to a greater or lesser degree, and we have learned to live with them.
 
 
 
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