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splitworm

/ˈsplɪt.wɜːm/

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noun

formalcommonscientific/ˈsplɪt.wɜːm/

A greyish-brown moth whose larva is the potato tuberworm, a pest that infests potato plants.

  • 🇷🇺Серовато-коричневая моль, личинка которой является картофельной молью, вредителем, поражающим растения картофеля.
  1. Potato tuberworm C1 formal scientific

    The larva of a greyish-brown moth that infests potato tubers, causing damage to crops.

    • The splitworm is a common pest in potato fields.
    • Farmers use specific pesticides to control splitworm infestations.
    • The greyish-brown moth lays eggs that hatch into splitworms.

    🇷🇺Картофельная моль