Cutworms
stands of crops, such as cotton or maize. As plants become larger, older instars will occasionally tunnel into the growing stalk, disrupting the sap flow [...] leaves of seedlings. Third to seventh instars become negatively phototaxic and feed mostly at night and hide in the ground during the day. Damage from these [...] instars is usually observed as a cutting of young seedlings, often causing death of the cut seedlings. Sometimes wilting is observed because of partial