leaf-roller

• Substantiv, das einen Schmetterling (Wickler) bezeichnet, dessen Larven Blätter einrollen und mit Seidenfäden zu Nestern verkleben; auch allgemein für ein solches Insekt oder einen Schädling.

A noun referring to a moth whose larvae create nests by rolling and binding leaves together with silk threads.

1. Insect pestC1formalscientific

   A type of moth whose larvae create nests by rolling and binding leaves together with silk threads.

   Insektenschädling

   • The leaf-roller caterpillar damaged the rose bushes in the garden.
   • Farmers use biological controls to manage leaf-roller infestations.
   • The leaf-roller moth lays its eggs on the underside of leaves.

   Synonymeleaf roller