GRANULATE CUTWORM, Feltia subterranea (Fabricius)
Description PictureDamage
  • larvae have a rough skin with many bluntly conical granules of varying sizes
  • brownish with darker granules

    • Photo credit: W. L. Sterling, Department of Entomology, Texas A&M University

  • cutworms cut plants at, or slightly below, the ground level
  • feed on roots and underground stems
  • may be difficult to control because they remain in the soil
  • attacks and damages many different vegetables