budworms
Moth larvae pests
Budworms are moth larvae that feed on the buds and developing foliage of plants.
The spruce budworm devastates coniferous forests across North America, while the tobacco budworm and cotton bollworm damage agricultural crops.
The name describes their habit of boring into buds before the plant can flower or leaf out.
Moth or butterfly young
- mothNight-flying lepidopteran
- larvaImmature feeding stage
- pupaInsect's resting stage
- chrysalisPupal casing for metamorphosis
instar · metamorphosis · molting · pupation · emergence · adult · overwintering · larval
Loss of foliage
- conifersCone-producing trees
- spruceNeat; also a conifer
- firCone-bearing evergreen genus
- timberWood for construction
canopy · silviculture · boreal · reforestation · old-growth · saplings · stand · woodland
Pest takeover situation
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
- eradicationTotal elimination of something
monitoring · trapping · pheromone · parasitoid · predation · threshold · suppression · epidemic
caterpillar
Moth or butterfly young
chrysalis · instar · metamorphosis · molting · pupation · emergence · adult · overwintering · larval · silk
defoliation
Loss of foliage
timber · canopy · silviculture · boreal · reforestation · old-growth · saplings · stand · woodland · ecosystem
infestation
Pest takeover situation
- outbreakSudden eruption of trouble
- pesticideAgent destroying harmful organisms
- sprayingDispersing liquid as mist
eradication · monitoring · trapping · pheromone · parasitoid · predation · threshold · suppression · epidemic · endemic
tobacco
Dried smoking leaf
fruit · flower · feeding · boring · destruction · scouting · geranium · petunia · tomato
- crop pestsaphids, aphid, armyworm, beetles, cutworms
- garden pestsaphids, aphid, caterpillars, spider mite, slugs
- plant pestsaphids, aphid, caterpillar, mealybugs, mites
- conifer pestsbark beetles, mountain pine beetle, pine beetle, bark beetle, sawflies
- tree ailmentsroot rot, dieback, canker, fungal infection, crown rot
budwormsbeneficial insects
Arthropods aiding agriculture
pollinators · natural enemies · parasitic wasps · ladybugs · lacewings