Definition of Loxostege

1. Noun. Garden webworms.

Exact synonyms: Genus Loxostege
Generic synonyms: Arthropod Genus
Group relationships: Family Lasiocampidae, Lasiocampidae
Member holonyms: Loxostege Similalis, Garden Webworm, Loxostege Similalis

Lexicographical Neighbors of Loxostege

Lowland Scots
Lowlander
Lowlands
Lowlands of Scotland
Lowry
Lowsley tractor
Loxia curvirostra
Loxitane
Loxodonta
Loxodonta africana
Loxoma
Loxomataceae
Loxosceles
Loxostege
Loxostege similalis
Loxotrema ovatum
Loya Jirga
Loyalist Volunteer Force
Loyang
Loyola
Lozal
Lozier
Lozère
Lr
Lr dose
Lt.
Ltd.
LtoR

Literary usage of Loxostege

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

1. Report of the Illinois State Entomologist Concerning Operations Under the by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"... are trapped by bands of burlap as they descend or ascend the trees, and are poisoned by sprays of arsenate of lead. THE GARDEN WEB-WORM. loxostege ..."

2. Report of the State Entomologist on the Noxious and Beneficial Insects of by Illinois State Entomologist (1905)
"The lame are trapped by bands of burlap as they descend or ascend the trees, and are poisoned by sprays of arsenate of lead. THE GARDEN WEB-WORM. loxostege ..."

3. The Canadian Entomologist by Entomological Society of Canada (1951- ), Entomological Society of Ontario (1905)
"57, plate XLVII., in Holland's Moth Book. loxostege ... This common species is found throughout the Middle Northwest. loxostege ..."

4. Economic Entomology for the Farmer and the Fruit Grower, and for Use as a by John Bernhard Smith (1906)
"In some cases the kerosene emulsion is useful, and acts more promptly because of its ability The "garden web-worm," loxostege ..."

5. Annual Report by Illinois Farmers' Institute (1905)
"... very destructive locally in Illinois to young corn after grass, and the garden web-worms (loxostege) are even more injurious in the west-central states. ..."

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