wireworm

wire·worm

W0185700 (wīr′wûrm′)n.1. The yellowish hard-bodied larva of various click beetles that feeds on the roots and seedlings of many crop plants.2. Any of various millipedes.

wireworm

(ˈwaɪəˌwɜːm) n (Animals) the wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles, which feeds on the roots of many crop plants and is a serious agricultural pest

wire•worm

(ˈwaɪ^ərˌwɜrm)

n. 1. any of the slender, hard-bodied larvae of click beetles, many of which live underground and feed on the roots of plants. 2. any of various small millipedes. [1780–90]

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Noun

wireworm - wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles; feeds on roots of many crop plantsElateridae, family Elateridae - click beetles and certain fireflieslarva - the immature free-living form of most invertebrates and amphibians and fish which at hatching from the egg is fundamentally unlike its parent and must metamorphose

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wireworm

wireworm,

elongate, cylindrical larva of the click beetleclick beetle,
common name for members of the widespread beetle family Elateridae. Also called elater beetle, the click beetle has a hinge across the front of the body that allows it to flex, and a spine-and-groove arrangement on the underside of the body that provides a snapping
..... Click the link for more information. . Most wireworms are hard and brown, but members of some species are soft and whitish. Wireworms live in rotten wood or in the ground and feed on roots and seeds, injuring potatoes, grasses, and a wide variety of leguminous field crops. They live for 2 to 10 years before pupating in the ground or in wood. Methods of control include letting the land lie fallow, rotating crops, and special methods of cultivation. Wireworms are classified in the phylum ArthropodaArthropoda
[Gr.,=jointed feet], largest and most diverse animal phylum. The arthropods include crustaceans, insects, centipedes, millipedes, spiders, scorpions, and the extinct trilobites.
..... Click the link for more information. , class Insecta, order Coleoptera, family Elateridae.

Bibliography

See bulletins of the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture.

wireworm

the wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles, which feeds on the roots of many crop plants and is a serious agricultural pest

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noun wormlike larva of various elaterid beetles

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