beet armyworm


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beet armyworm

n.
An armyworm (Spodoptera exigua) that feeds on the foliage of alfalfa, beets, soybeans, and other crops.
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Noun1.beet armyworm - moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetablesbeet armyworm - moth larva that eats foliage of beets and other vegetables
genus Spodoptera, Spodoptera - moths whose larvae are armyworms
caterpillar - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
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Findings of this study demonstrated that the addition clove extract enhanced the effectiveness and persistence of SpliMNPV under arid conditions against the beet armyworm.
Beet armyworm, Spodoptera exigua (Hubner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae), originally from southeastern Asia, is a cosmopolitan pest, and is particularly abundant in North and Central America, Africa, Australia, southern Asia, and Europe (CAB International 2000).
In addition, GRANDEVO and VENERATE are registered in Mexico for use on Solanaceous crops, including tomato, pepper, chili, eggplant and potato for thrips, beet armyworm and both nymphs and adults of potato psylla; Berry crops, including strawberry, raspberry and blackberry for red mites and two-spotted spider mites, as well as Cole crops, including broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower and brussels sprouts for diamond-back moth.
Laboratory and field performance of cotton containing Cry1Ac, Cry1F, and both Cry1Ac and Cry1F (Widestrike) against beet armyworm and fall armyworm larvae (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae).
Tautz chose Spodoptera exigua, the beet armyworm, as a sample pest.
The amount of leaf damage was less on fruit-bearing plants as the beet armyworm caterpillars moved into the maturing peppers.
Lycopersicon pennellii has resistance to important tomato insect pests, including tomato fruitworm (Helicoverpa zea Boddie), beet armyworm (Spodoptera exigua Hubner) (Juvik et al., 1994), and potato aphid (Macrosiphum euphorbiae Thomas) (Gentile and Stoner, 1968; Goffreda et al., 1988).
Resistance of beet armyworm Spodoptera exigua (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to endosulfan, organophosphorus and pyrethroid insecticides in Pakistan.
Field monitoring of resistance in beet armyworm (Ledpidoptera: Noctuidae).
Agency for International Development, Clement led development of chickpea germplasm lines offering beet armyworm resistance.
Formulation and efficacy of Spodoptera exigua nucleopolyhedrovirus asa biological insecticide for beet armyworm control in the greenhouses of southern Spain.