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looper, name for caterpillars that move with a looping motion, including the inchworm inchworm, name for the larvae of moths of the family Geometridae, a large, cosmopolitan group with over 1,200 species indigenous to North America. Also called measuring worms, spanworms, and loopers, inchworms lack appendages in the middle portion of their body, ..... Click the link for more information. and the cabbage looper cabbage looper, moth larva, Trichoplusia ni, that feeds by night on the leaves of cabbage and related plants and is a serious agricultural pest. Like the inchworms (of another moth family), cabbage loopers lack walking appendages in the middle of the body and ..... Click the link for more information. . looperor cankerworm or inchwormLarva of any member of a large, widespread group (mostly in the family Geometridae, with some in the family Noctuidae) of moths. Loopers move in a characteristic “inching” or “looping” gait by extending the front part of the body and bringing the rear up to meet it. Resembling twigs or leaf stems, they feed on foliage, and can seriously damage or destroy trees. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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Results from more than three years of field trials-including work conducted under EPA experimental use permits in 2003 and 2004-show WideStrike provides activity against worm pests such as cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, beet armyworm, fall armyworm, soybean loopers, cabbage loopers and pink bollworm. Often, loopers send their yo-yos overhead, under their arms, and over their shoulders in a fashion reminiscent of jugglers. In general, B-H loopers are useful for thin-film samples of large area and are used to screen entire wafers in quality control. |
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