Lexic.us

Definition of Tomato fruitworm

1. Noun. Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Tomato Fruitworm

Literary usage of Tomato fruitworm

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

1. Crop Loss Assessment in Rice: Papers Given at the International Workshop on by International Rice Research Institute (1990)
"Calculating economic thresholds for controlling tomato fruitworm in Grenada. ... The breakeven point (economic threshold) for tomato fruitworm control in ..."

2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"... may be readily controlled by handpicking, but if necessary the same remedial measures may be used as advised for them on tobacco. The tomato fruitworm ..."

3. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"... may be readily controlled by handpicking, but if necessary the same remedial measures may be used as advised for them on tobacco. The tomato fruitworm ..."

4. Applied Entomology; an Introductory Text-book of Insects in Their Relations by Henry Torsey Fernald (1921)
"This widely distributed pest is known by several common names, such as the Cotton boll- worm, tomato fruitworm and false budworm of tobacco, in addition to ..."

5. 57 Ways to Protect Your Home Environment (& Yourself) by Rick Weinzierl (1999)
"... moth Imported cabbage worm Mimosa webworm Spring and fall cankerworm Spruce budworm Tent caterpillars tomato fruitworm Colorado potato beetle larvae Elm ..."

6. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"... Field cage performance of two tachinid parasitoids of the tomato fruitworm on insect resistant and susceptible tomato lines. ..."

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