Corn Earworm (Noun)
Meaning
Larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The corn earworm is a highly destructive pest that can cause significant damage to corn, cotton, and tomato crops.
- Farmers often use insecticides to control the spread of the corn earworm, which can be devastating to their crops.
- The life cycle of the corn earworm typically begins with eggs laid on the leaves of a host plant, which then hatch into larvae.
- The corn earworm larva is a voracious eater that can consume large amounts of plant material, causing significant damage to crops.
- In order to prevent infestations, farmers often use a combination of crop rotation, biological control, and chemical control to manage the corn earworm population.