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budworms
n. (plural of budworm English)
Usage examples of "budworms".
One species can parasitize a hundred kinds of caterpillars, including budworms and cabbage white butterfly larvae.
The classic repellent for budworms is a squirt of mineral oil, which smothers the worms, applied with a medicine dropper or syringe inserted into the tip of each ear of corn or other budding fruits.