### animal | larva:

Caterpillar larvae
* Some caterpillar larvae cause damage.
* have between two- five prolegs.

### animal | larva | caterpillar:

Army worm
* are a problem if they eat the tubers.
* prefer being active at night or during overcast days, avoiding open sunlight.

### animal | larva | caterpillar:

Armyworm
* also differ in their feeding behaviour.
* appear to be a major problem on stargrasses and bermudagrasses.
* are a problem in Central Texas, and many wheat stands have been destroyed
  - some hay fields
  - actually the caterpillar life stage of a moth
  - caterpillars
  - most likely to flourish where there dense canopy
  - of some concern
* are the larvae of various moth species
  - larval form of a moth that feed on lawns, wheat and improved pastures
  - widely present across the area
* attack all grass-type crops, especially corn and the small grain
  - many different kinds of plants
* can be very damaging to small grains and corn if present in high numbers
  - cause serious damage in one to two days before the damage is even noticed
  - devour large sections of ground cover and portions of field crops
* chew on the entire plant, and, left unchecked, can decimate the sorghum crop.
* consume tremendous amounts of grass in their last three days before pupating.
* continue to be a problem in some crops and pastures
  - found sporadically in barley and wheat fields
  - devastate hay meadows, pastures, lawns and fall gardens
  - march and destroy Indiana cropland and pastures
* eat succulent leaves first.
* feed on the leaves of grassy plants including corn.
* hatch in clusters, and the small worms spread through the plants over time.
* have five stripes, three on the back and two on the sides, running the length of the body
  - six stages of growth
* only eat grasses.
* pose a threat to wheat growers every year.
* sometimes evade chemical sprays by hiding beneath plants' leaves.
* spend the winter in the southern United States, and the moths fly north in the spring.
* typically become a pest of wheat just before, and during heading.
* usually feed at night and damage corn by chewing leaves
  - small grains by chewing leaves
  - only at night

### animal | larva | caterpillar | armyworm:

True armyworm
* begin feeding on the lower leaves before progressing to the top of the plant.
* complete five or more generations per year in North Carolina.
* do most of their feeding damage during their last few days as nearly-mature larvae.

Beet armyworm
* is chiefly a pest of late-planted seedling soybeans
  - regarded as a generalist herbivore
* slender striped larvae that feeds on leaves.

Bollworm
* are caterpillars.
* chew their way through the bark and wood.
* is the name for the caterpillar of a particular moth, which causes severe damage to crops.
* occasionally are present early in the season before any bolls have formed.
* only cause damage in the larval stage.

Cabbageworm
* come in two varieties.
* likes to eat mustard greens.

Cankerworm
* are also abundant on oak in southeastern New York and Long Island
* belong to the moth family Geometridae, also known as inchworms for their looping walk.
* drop to the ground and burrow into the soil when full grown.
* eat tree and shrub foliage.
* feed on a wide variety of deciduous trees including oak, ash, elm, linden and apple
  - chestnut
  - hawthorn foliage during the spring
* pose a threat to broad leaf trees.
* travel down from the trees, hanging on silken threads.