budworm
noun
bud·worm
ˈbəd-ˌwərm 
: a moth larva that feeds on the buds of plants compare spruce budworm, tobacco budworm
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But, Otto said, the budworm outbreak probably altered the fire behavior, as dead balsam fir are particularly dry in the spring, some five to eight years after dying from budworm.
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
The last large outbreak of budworm occurred in 2015 and left 118,000 acres of pines defoliated.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2023
Aerial surveys showed more than 200,000 trees were killed by the budworm in 2018 and 2019.
—Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 14 Dec. 2020
The problem in asking me is that there are all manner of reasons why a spruce tree would have needles turn brown, from sawflies and budworms to fungi, viruses, mites and bad weather.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 Sep. 2017
This article on Petunias from Colorado State gives information on petunias and their pests, including the Tobacco (geranium) budworm.
—Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 12 July 2017
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Jimmy Lovrien, Twin Cities, 23 May 2025
The last large outbreak of budworm occurred in 2015 and left 118,000 acres of pines defoliated.
—Detroit Free Press, 16 July 2023
Aerial surveys showed more than 200,000 trees were killed by the budworm in 2018 and 2019.
—Greg Stanley, Star Tribune, 14 Dec. 2020
The problem in asking me is that there are all manner of reasons why a spruce tree would have needles turn brown, from sawflies and budworms to fungi, viruses, mites and bad weather.
—Jeff Lowenfels, Alaska Dispatch News, 22 Sep. 2017
This article on Petunias from Colorado State gives information on petunias and their pests, including the Tobacco (geranium) budworm.
—Kym Pokorny, OregonLive.com, 12 July 2017
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“Budworm.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/budworm. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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