Lexic.us

Definition of Armyworm

1. Noun. Noctuid moth larvae that travel in multitudes destroying especially grass and grain.

2. Noun. Moth whose destructive larvae travel in multitudes.

3. Noun. Larva of fungus gnat that feed on cereals and other grains; they march in large companies in regular order when the food is exhausted.

Definition of Armyworm

1. Noun. The larva of various species of noctuid moth, which typically feed in large, destructive groups ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Armyworm

1. a destructive moth larva [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Armyworm

army ants army attache army base army brat army brats army cutworm army engineer army golf army hut army officer

army tank army unit army worm armyless armylike armyworm (current term) armyworms arna arnas arnatto

arnattos arnaut arnauts arnee arnest arni arnica arnica bud arnicas arnicin

Literary usage of Armyworm

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Conservation Tillage by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"No effects of cover crop suppression practices were detected for parasitism rates for any individual species or for total armyworm parasitism. ..."

2. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"On pepper and garbanzo bean, respectively, the level of beet armyworm reduction and foliar protection was significantly greater in plots treated with 12.5 X ..."

3. IPM and Biological Control of Plant Pests: Field Crops: Bibliography January by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"Over a 5-yr period, 34% of all fields sampled contained parasitized corn earworm and 24.2% contained parasitized fall armyworm. ..."

4. Annual Report by Entomological Society of Ontario, Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture (1899)
"... not hatch till the following spring the caterpillars do not become full-fed till much later in the season than the Black armyworm and the White cutworm, ..."

5. 50 Ways Farmers Can Protect Their Groundwater by Michael C. Hirschi, F. William Simmons, Doug Peterson, Ed Giles (1998)
"Effects of reduced tillage or no-till on insects Pesi armyworm ... 0 to ++ Ryegrass and other grass cover crops are attractive to egg-laying armyworm moths. ..."

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