webworm
noun
web·worm
ˈweb-ˌwərm 
: any of various caterpillars that are more or less gregarious and spin large webs
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Control Pests: Grubs, sod webworms, mole crickets, and chinch bugs weaken and destroy lawn grass, leaving it more vulnerable to high temperatures.
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
At this time of the year these are likely the adult stages of the sod webworm.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Cabbages are afflicted by cabbage webworms, cabbage white moths, cabbage loopers, and other worms.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
Stay alert to sod webworm and chinch bugs causing lawns to decline; treat as needed.
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—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
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Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 23 July 2025
At this time of the year these are likely the adult stages of the sod webworm.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2025
Cabbages are afflicted by cabbage webworms, cabbage white moths, cabbage loopers, and other worms.
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 15 June 2025
Stay alert to sod webworm and chinch bugs causing lawns to decline; treat as needed.
39.
—Tom MacCubbin, Orlando Sentinel, 27 July 2024
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“Webworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/webworm. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.
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