Definition of Army cutworm

1. Noun. Larvae (of a noctuid moth) that travel in large groups and destroy grains and alfalfa in the midwestern states.

Exact synonyms: Chorizagrotis Auxiliaris
Generic synonyms: Cutworm
Group relationships: Chorizagrotis, Genus Chorizagrotis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Army Cutworm

armsful
armshield
armshields
armstrongite
armth
armure
armures
army
army-ant
army ant
army ants
army attache
army base
army brat
army brats
army cutworm (current term)
army engineer
army golf
army hut
army officer
army tank
army unit
army worm
armyless
armylike
armyworm
armyworms
arna
arnas
arnatto

Literary usage of Army cutworm

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

1. IPM (Integrated Pest Management) and Biological Control of Plant Pests by Jane P. Gates (1994)
"Moisture availability favoring vigorous plant growth was an important factor for plants to withstand army cutworm feeding. Use of insecticides to control ..."

2. Bulletin by United States Soil Conservation Service, Montana Agricultural Experiment Station (1915)
"In this it contrasts strongly with the army cutworm which, when abundant, attracts attention in April and is all through feeding by May 10, or about a month ..."

3. An Introduction to Agriculture by Arthur Aquila Upham, Gustavus Adolphus Schmidt (1919)
"Examples of cutting insects are the larva; of: codling moth, canker worm cabbage worm potato beetle army cutworm gypsy moth tussock moth June-beetle tent ..."

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