beet armyworm
noun
: an armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) that typically eats the foliage of beets, alfalfa, and vegetables
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To find out how the PKFs were killing the parasites, scientists exposed braconid wasp larva to beet armyworm and infected northern armyworm plasma.
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Mennatalla Ibrahim, Science | AAAS, 29 July 2021
Maize attacked by beet armyworms releases a cloud of volatile chemicals that attracts wasps to lay eggs in the caterpillars’ bodies.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2013
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Mennatalla Ibrahim, Science | AAAS, 29 July 2021
Maize attacked by beet armyworms releases a cloud of volatile chemicals that attracts wasps to lay eggs in the caterpillars’ bodies.
—Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2013
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