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Cutworms accordingly are serious pests to gardeners in general, but to vegetable and grain farmers in particular. For example, it has been suggested that in South Africa, Agrotis segetum is the second worst pest of maize. [1] Note that the cutworm mode of feeding is only one version of a strategy of avoiding predators and parasitoids by day.
Manduca quinquemaculata, the five-spotted hawkmoth, is a brown and gray hawk moth of the family Sphingidae.The caterpillar, often referred to as the tomato hornworm, can be a major pest in gardens; they get their name from a dark projection on their posterior end and their use of tomatoes as host plants.
Agrotis ipsilon, the dark sword-grass, ipsilon dart, black cutworm, greasy cutworm or floodplain cutworm, is a small noctuid moth found worldwide. [2] The moth gets its scientific name from black markings on its forewings shaped like the letter "Y" or the Greek letter upsilon . [ 3 ]
Agrotis gladiaria, the swordsman dart or claybacked cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found in south-eastern Canada from Nova Scotia to Ontario and in the United States from Maine to the panhandle of Florida , west to eastern Texas , eastern Kansas , eastern Nebraska , southern Wisconsin and Michigan .
Agrotis segetum is one of the most important species of noctuid moths whose larvae are called cutworms. [2] The larvae are generally grey, sometimes tinged with purple. They attack the roots and lower stems of a huge range of plants [3] (see list below) and can be a particularly serious pest of root vegetables and cereals. [12]
Agrotis bilitura, the potato cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. It is found from the Tarapacá Region to the Magallanes Region and the Juan Fernández Islands in Chile, Argentina, Huánuco Region in Peru and Uruguay. The wingspan is 30–43 mm. Adults are on wing from October to November and in January.
Tens of thousands of people in Spain are "painting the town red" as they participate in La Tomatina, an annual tomato-throwing festival.
Apamea devastator, the glassy cutworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae. The moth is found in northeastern North America, including Nova Scotia, Alberta, New York, Ohio, and Massachusetts. [3] [4] The wingspan is 35 to 40 mm. [3] The moth flies from May to September, depending on the location. [4] The larva, a cutworm, feeds on various grasses ...