JAMB - Biology (2005 - No. 10)
The stage in the life history of a moth responsible for the destruction of agricultural crops is the
nymph
imago
pupa
caterpillar
Selitys
Caterpillars damage plants by chewing on flowers, leaves, shoots and fruit, and can also bore into wood. Tree-boring caterpillars damage and stress a tree by feeding on the inner bark and cambium tree layer. A large enough population will kill the tree. A caterpillar is the larval stage of butterflies and moths.