{"id":10683,"date":"2018-08-17T16:35:13","date_gmt":"2018-08-17T14:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/plantenplagen\/cutworm\/"},"modified":"2022-08-13T12:41:16","modified_gmt":"2022-08-13T10:41:16","slug":"cutworm","status":"publish","type":"encyclopedia","link":"https:\/\/www.plantenplagen.nl\/en\/plantenplagen\/cutworm\/","title":{"rendered":"Cutworm"},"content":{"rendered":"

[vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”topentry” el_class=”topentry”]Cutworms are the larvae of owlet moths.
\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt”]Do not confuse with:<\/em>
\nLeatherjackets<\/a>, the larvae of the crane fly[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row gap=”35″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162142715{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”857″ img_size=”medium” add_caption=”yes” style=”vc_box_rounded” onclick=”img_link_large”][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″ css=”.vc_custom_1532162092980{background-color: #e6e6e6 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_class=”entrytxt”]Cutworm<\/strong> (Agrotis)<\/em>. Cutworms are not worms, biologically speaking, but the larvae of  caterpillars.
\nCutworms are moth larvae that hide under litter or soil during the day and come out at night to feed on plants. A larva attacks the first part of the plant it encounters, mostly the stem and cuts it off accordingly; hence the name cutworm.
\nCutworms are the larvae of owlet moths (Noctuidae)<\/em> – Fi: dark sword-grass (Agrotis ipsilon)<\/em> and turnip<\/a> moth (Agrotis segetum)<\/em>. Cutworms are not to be confused with leatherjackets – the larvae of the Crane fly (Tipulidae)<\/em>. Cutworms roll up when touched; leatherjackets don’t. Cutworms eat both underground (roots) and aboveground parts of herbaceous plants (lettuce<\/a>, endive<\/a>). They do this mainly at night and the stem of the plant is a favorite. There are two generations per year. Cutworms overwinter as a caterpillar or as a pupa.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row equal_height=”yes”][vc_column width=”1\/3″ css=”.vc_custom_1532102781238{background-color: #ffffff !important;}”][vc_custom_heading text=”Affected plants” font_container=”tag:h4|text_align:center|color:%23ffffff” google_fonts=”font_family:Lato%3A100%2C100italic%2C300%2C300italic%2Cregular%2Citalic%2C700%2C700italic%2C900%2C900italic|font_style:400%20regular%3A400%3Anormal” css=”.vc_custom_1532165393091{background-color: #536895 !important;}”][vc_column_text el_id=”entrytxt” el_class=”entrytxt” css=”.vc_custom_1654014962452{padding-left: 12px !important;}”]<\/p>\n