Lexic.us

Definition of Garden webworm

1. Noun. A variety of webworm.

Lexicographical Neighbors of Garden Webworm

Literary usage of Garden webworm

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

1. Injurious Insects: How to Recognize and Control Them by Walter Collins O'Kane (1912)
"—The garden webworm. Original. expanding three fourths of an inch. ... The work of this species is practically identical with that of the garden webworm. ..."

2. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The moth is larger than the garden webworm, having a wing expanse of an inch, and is a purplish-brown color with darker and paler bands as shown in Fig. ..."

3. Insects Injurious to Vegetables by Frank Hurlbut Chittenden (1907)
"garden webworm. a, Male moth; b, larva, lateral view; c, larva, ... The garden webworm occurs generally throughout the United States and is most injurious ..."

4. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"All kinds of shade and ornamental trees suffer from their attacks. Typical of a large and quite distinct group of caterpillars is the garden webworm ..."

5. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, Nevada Historical Society (1922)
"... should be mixed with one quart of flour or hydrated lime, and dusted on the plants while the dew is still on them. garden webworm. ..."

6. Injurious Insects: How to Recognize and Control Them by Walter Collins O'Kane (1912)
"—The garden webworm. Original. expanding three fourths of an inch. ... The work of this species is practically identical with that of the garden webworm. ..."

7. Insect Pests of Farm, Garden and Orchard by Ezra Dwight Sanderson (1921)
"The moth is larger than the garden webworm, having a wing expanse of an inch, and is a purplish-brown color with darker and paler bands as shown in Fig. ..."

8. Insects Injurious to Vegetables by Frank Hurlbut Chittenden (1907)
"garden webworm. a, Male moth; b, larva, lateral view; c, larva, ... The garden webworm occurs generally throughout the United States and is most injurious ..."

9. The Encyclopedia Americana: A Library of Universal Knowledge (1920)
"All kinds of shade and ornamental trees suffer from their attacks. Typical of a large and quite distinct group of caterpillars is the garden webworm ..."

10. Biennial Report by Kansas State Horticultural Society, Nevada Historical Society (1922)
"... should be mixed with one quart of flour or hydrated lime, and dusted on the plants while the dew is still on them. garden webworm. ..."

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