Loxostege (Noun)
Meaning
Garden webworms.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- Gardeners who notice fabric-like nests on their plants often have an infestation of loxostege eggs or caterpillars.
- One method of controlling loxostege is to manually remove the nests and destroy them.
- Loxostege caterpillars can cause significant damage to garden plants by eating through leaves and flowers.
- To prevent loxostege infestations, gardeners can use row covers to keep adult moths from laying eggs on their plants.
- The presence of loxostege can be identified by the characteristic webbing that the caterpillars spin to protect themselves from predators.