Enemies: Is very often a favorite of leaf-eating caterpillars. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
Other leaf-eating insects include the fall web worm and the hickory-horned devil. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Thirty-Seventh Annual Report Wooster, Ohio, September 3, 4, 5, 1946] Reference
We've only studied the leaf-eating bees, but their nests are like underground cities. From Wordnik.com. [Beowulf's Children]
GLANDER, K.E. (1977) Secondary compounds and the feeding behaviour of leaf-eating primates. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 3] Reference
This spray may be used successfully against caterpillars and other leaf-eating insects in the spring or summer. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
Kudu and other leaf-eating game animals have started to die on many farms and many more are expected to die in the months ahead. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
The plant is also easily susceptible to attacks by different insects like aphids, boll worms and leaf-eating larvae, Dippenaar said. From Wordnik.com. [ANC Daily News Briefing] Reference
A few years ago, the USDA let loose thousands of leaf-eating Asian beetles in order to sic them on tamarisks, which die from the defoliation. From Wordnik.com. [Uncategorized Blog Posts] Reference
Again, it may perhaps be said that leaf-eating forms are exceptional, and that therefore the struggle to attain high branches would not affect many. From Wordnik.com. [On the Genesis of Species] Reference
In the case of leaf-eating insects, this means covering every leaf with the poison and applying it to the under side of the leaves, where the insects generally feed. From Wordnik.com. [Studies of Trees] Reference
Higher tree species diversity leads directly to higher diversity of leaf-eating insects, researchers report in the July 13, 2006 early-online version of the journal Science. From Wordnik.com. [Science] Reference
Apparently making a solution of 1 cup of milk, to 10 cups of water, and spraying directly on the plants is an environmentally friendly way to get rid of pesky, leaf-eating bugs. From Wordnik.com. [Garden Update #6] Reference
(Liriomyza spp.) and other leaf-eating insects may cause serious damage in the tropics, especially in the wet season; probably the best method of control is to avoid growing potatoes at this time of the year. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 25] Reference
Take the leaf-eating viburnum leaf beetle, for example. From Wordnik.com. Reference
African leaf-eating monkeys are 'likely to be wiped out' by climate change. From Wordnik.com. [ScienceBlogs Channel : Life Science] Reference
He is the first male Francois Langur, or leaf-eating monkey, to be born in Australia. From Wordnik.com. [NEWS.com.au | Top Stories] Reference
In like manner the caterpillar-form is probably the result of the leaf-eating life of a primitive Leptiform larva. From Wordnik.com. [Our Common Insects A Popular Account of the Insects of Our Fields, Forests, Gardens and Houses] Reference
WASHINGTON - Birds, bats and lizards protect trees by reducing the numbers of leaf-eating insects, a new research has found. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
Washington, DC: Birds, bats and lizards protect trees by reducing the numbers of leaf-eating insects, a new research has found. From Wordnik.com. [ Analysis] Reference
Global warming-induced indigestion could threaten the existence of mountain gorillas and other leaf-eating primates, suggests a new study. From Wordnik.com. [Stop The ACLU] Reference
N. attenuata, but as it turns out, the hawkmoth also likes to lay its eggs on the plant-eggs that develop into voracious, leaf-eating caterpillars. From Wordnik.com. [EurekAlert! - Breaking News] Reference
WASHINGTON - Global warming-induced indigestion could threaten the existence of mountain gorillas and other leaf-eating primates, suggests a new study. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
January 13 (ANI): Global warming-induced indigestion could threaten the existence of mountain gorillas and other leaf-eating primates, suggests a new study. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Arctic polar bears imperilled by man-made pollution] Reference
Ecologists had already noticed that female moths attracted for pollination laid their eggs, and shortly leaf-eating larvae hatched to feed on the same plant. From Wordnik.com. [innovations-report] Reference
SIOUX FALLS, SD - South Dakota is seeing more Japanese beetles, and the state Agriculture Department is working to educate people about the leaf-eating pests. From Wordnik.com. [KELOLAND.COM: News, Weather and Sports] Reference
Woolly monkeys and spider monkeys predominantly eat fruit, howler monkeys specialize in leaf-eating, and muriquis also eat leaves but consume more fruit than howlers. From Wordnik.com. [PhysOrg.com - latest science and technology news stories] Reference
I know its life story started when the pipevine bloomed in February, later grew leaves on which swallowtails laid eggs that hatched into the leaf-eating black and red larvae. From Wordnik.com. [Oroville Mercury Register Most Viewed] Reference
Those which live inside wood, or leaves, or underground, are generally of a uniform pale hue; the small leaf-eating caterpillars are green, like the leaves on which they feed. From Wordnik.com. [A Book of Natural History Young Folks' Library Volume XIV.] Reference
The chemicals worked to eliminate forest cover (leaves), and application across a wide area all at once would undoubtedly have affected the food source for any leaf-eating monkey in the area. From Wordnik.com. [NYT > Home Page] Reference
Global warming indigestion may push gorillas, monkeys to extinction WASHINGTON - Global warming-induced indigestion could threaten the existence of mountain gorillas and other leaf-eating primates, suggests a new study. From Wordnik.com. [Gaea Times (by Simple Thoughts) Breaking News and incisive views 24/7] Reference
"aerial reinforcements" from flying insects when the plants are attacked by leaf-eating caterpillars, according to a team of German scientists. From Wordnik.com. [The Earth Times Online Newspaper] Reference
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