Top. A horizontal asymptote is a y-value which a function approaches. The asymptote is parallel to x axis, so is of the form y = a, for all real values of a. Thus if f(x) = y is a function, then y = a, becomes undefined for the function, then the line y = a, is called the asymptote for the function y = f(x).
The African armyworm (Spodoptera exempta) also called okalombo, kommandowurm, or nutgrass armyworm, is an African moth. It is a very deleterious pest, capable of destroying entire crops in a matter of weeks.
The forest tent caterpillar, Malacosoma disstria, occurs throughout most of the United States and Canada wherever hardwood trees are found. It periodically infests aspen and many other tree species over large areas of northern Minnesota. The caterpillars are commonly, but mistakenly, called 'armyworms'.