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definition
The larva of any of many moths of the family Noctuidae; it is an agricultural pest.
Examples of cutworms in a Sentence
Among other notable Lepidopterous pests are the " surface larvae " or cutworms (Agrotis spp.), the caterpillars of various Noctuae; the codling moth (Carpocapsa pomonella), which causes the maggot in apples, has now become a universal pest, having spread from Europe to America and to most of the British Colonies.
Cutworms are moth larvae that live in the soil and come out at night to feast on new seedlings.
Birds such as bluejays, sparrows, blackbirds and wrens feed on cutworms.
You can also purchase parasitic nematodes to eat cutworms in the soil.
Protect newly planted seedlings from cutworms.
Cutworms are insects that eat right through the main stem of a seedling, killing the plant.