How to Use armyworm in a Sentence

armyworm

noun
Definition of armywormnext
  • The bites of the armyworm are also a good clue, Pratt said.
    — Sylvia Goodman, The Courier-Journal, 1 Sep. 2021
  • Somehow the wrong picture was set with the armyworm story.
    — Tom MacCubbin, orlandosentinel.com, 7 June 2019
  • The drought has also given rise to armyworms and other pests that can damage crops.
    — Washington Post, 10 Oct. 2019
  • Rebek said there are two kinds of armyworms: the true armyworm and the fall armyworm, the latter of which is the scourge homeowners are now facing.
    — Christine Fernando, USA TODAY, 1 Sep. 2021
  • The fall armyworm is a small, unassuming caterpillar that grows to just 1.5 inches long.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
  • And the threat of swine fever and armyworm in China would diminish if the country wasn’t so dedicated to using the appetites of its people as a trade-war bargaining chip.
    — Washington Post, 11 June 2019
  • For example, the caterpillar of the armyworm moth destroys crops in places like Brazil and Zimbabwe, but can’t survive in places with temperate climates like Romania.
    — Giorgia Guglielmi, Science | AAAS, 25 July 2017
  • Answer: Gardeners in all Florida counties have problems with armyworms and similar corn feeders.
    — Tom MacCubbin, OrlandoSentinel.com, 21 Apr. 2018
  • The invasion of the fall armyworm is, naturally, causing considerable panic among African officials.
    — Brigit Katz, Smithsonian, 28 Feb. 2017
  • Pests monitored: Pheromone lures are available for diamondback moths and moths that produce armyworms, cabbage loopers, corn earworms, European corn borers, tomato pinworms, and cutworms.
    — The Editors Of Organic Life, Good Housekeeping, 18 Dec. 2017
  • Soldiers toting pesticide pumps in backpacks are working to eradicate a recent invasion of armyworms, inch-long brown-and-yellow-striped caterpillars that are exacerbating Southern Africa’s worst grain shortage in a decade.
    — Nicholas Bariyo, WSJ, 3 Feb. 2017
  • Warmer temperatures could accelerate armyworm reproduction.
    — Gwynn Guilford, Quartz, 20 June 2019

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