What is Cutworm?
[[File:Agrotis ipsilon (black cutworm), side 2014-06-04-19.42.51 ZS PMax (15752867389).jpg|thumb|black cutworm]] '''Cutworms''' are the [[caterpillar]] of several kinds of [[moth]]s. They cause problems for people trying to grow [[plant]]s in their garden. Cutworms eat [[wikt:tender|tender]] [[shoot(plant)|shoot]]s at the base of the plant. They have big appetites and will destroy a plant in a very short time. They eat many kinds of plants. The [[Egg (biology)|egg]]s of the cutworms are laid in the [[autumn]] by the moth and the cutworms emerge in the [[Spring (season)|spring]]. <ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.almanac.com/pest/cutworms | title=Cutworms: How to Protect Seedlings from Cutworms &#124; the Old Farmer's Almanac }}</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} [[Category:Agricultural pests]] [[Category:Moths]] [[Category:Gardening]]