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The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology
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gilt1 gilded. XIV. OE.
ġegyld; see
GILD1.
Hence sb. †gilt plate XV; gilding XVI.
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Hey, Cut it Out!(army cutworm that affect plants)
Magazine article from: Farm Journal; 2/17/2005; ; 700+ words
; ...the pale western cutworm is about 11/4" long. Pale western cutworms feed through the...Pale western cutworm outbreaks are very...spring, the army cutworm may completely devour...population pressure, the cutworms will migrate, all...
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KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: Army cutworms problem for some wheat farmers this year.
M2 Presswire; 3/18/1999; 698 words
; ...KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY: Army cutworms problem for some wheat farmers...considering treatment for army cutworms." The severity of infestation...available for treatment of army cutworms, depending upon the crop involved...in Kansas have reported army cutworm damage. Brooks said at present...
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Western bean cutworm added to Herculex I.
Magazine article from: Feedstuffs; 9/1/2003; 700+ words
; ...thresholds occur when western bean cutworm egg masses exist on just 8...corn earworm, western bean cutworm is not cannibalistic, so infestations...these higher populations, the cutworms spread from the eartip and...diseases. "As western bean cutworm hit its peak this year, farmers...
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CUTWORMS ARE LARVAE OF VARIOUS MOTHS.(CNY)(Column)
Newspaper article from: The Post-Standard (Syracuse, NY); 4/30/2005; 700+ words
; ...feast. I don't think of cutworms as being pests of impatiens, and cutworm damage is quite characteristic...and easily recognized. Cutworms are the larvae of various...have had a problem with cutworms, use cutworm collars around transplants...
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ENTOMOLOGIST SCHELL RELEASE LANDSCAPING TIPS ON ARMY CUTWORM 'UNWANTED GARDEN SOLDIER'
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 5/15/2007; 700+ words
; ...damage caused by the army cutworm in the spring when early...creatures prey on the army cutworms, and the cutworms are...the population of army cutworms. This can kill them...used to eliminate army cutworms. The label of any insecticide...can help reduce army cutworm problems as this ...
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Cutworms pose threat to corn planted early
Newspaper article from: St. Joseph News-Press; 4/26/2002; ; 507 words
; ...pest. Black cutworms are appearing...conditions, the first cutworm damage would...susceptible to cutworm, Mr. Evans said. Cutworms do the most damage...may outgrow the cutworms once it gets...to treat for cutworm, but producers...
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It's Us Against the Cutworm
Newspaper article from: The Washington Post; 5/12/2005; ; 700+ words
; One spring the cutworms were so bad that the gardeners...new little sailboat the Cutworm, but most of us found nothing...bad as that one, though cutworms are always something of...darkness. There are many cutworm species, some of which...
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Corn pest logs thousands of frequent flyer miles. (research on black cutworm moths by William Showers and Thomas W. Sappington)
Magazine article from: Agricultural Research; 6/1/1992; ; 700+ words
; ...parents of the familiar black cutworm appear to be fly-by-night...ahead of cold fronts. Black cutworm larvae are an intermittent...produce few offspring; the cutworms cause little damage and go...inferred details about the cutworm's travel itinerary after...
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Cutworms can chew seedlings at soil line.(Knight Ridder Newspapers)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 7/3/2002; 700+ words
; ...likely attacked by cutworms. Cutworms are the larvae of nocturnal...line, although the variegated cutworm larvae have been known to occasionally...common being the variegated cutworm Peridroma saucia and black cutworms Agrotis ipsilon. Do an after...
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WESTERN BEAN CUTWORM SEASON BEGINNING IN INDIANA
News Wire article from: US Fed News Service, Including US State News; 7/7/2009; 581 words
; ...signs of western bean cutworms this week, according...specialist. Western bean cutworm is a pest that can cause...eaten. Western bean cutworm first showed up in Indiana...year. Western bean cutworms like sandier soils with...controlling western bean cutworm. "Once we start seeing...
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cutworm
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
cutworm name for the larvae of many moths of the...crops in low-lying areas; an average cutworm feeding on corn consumes 65 sq in. (410...varies with the species and the climate. Cutworms are classified in the phylum Arthropoda...
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cutworms
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
cutworms See NOCTUIDAE .
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Noctuidae
Book article from: A Dictionary of Zoology
Noctuidae ( noctuids , owlets , underwings , cutworms , army worms ; subclass Pterygota , order Lepidoptera ) Huge...below ground. The family includes serious pests, e.g. cutworms, stem borers, and foliage strippers. There are about 20...
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vineyard
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...which destroys fruit by causing it to color prematurely; the grapevine beetle, which eats the new buds in spring; climbing cutworms, which hide in the ground during the day and feed on the buds at night; black rot, which shrivels the fruit; and crown...
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Taylor, Zachary and Fillmore, Millard
Encyclopedia entry from: Presidents: A Reference History
...Louisiana and Mississippi. Despite a series of misfortunes caused by invalid land titles, falling cotton prices, bollworms, cutworms, and flooding, he managed by 1847 to enter the select company of planters who owned more than a hundred slaves. But Taylor...
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