Ulat tanah

from indonesia

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From indonesia

Definition

A caterpillar that causes the base of the stem to break

Etymology

A native Indonesian descriptive term combining 'ulat' (caterpillar) and 'tanah' (soil). It refers to the behavior of moth larvae from the Noctuidae family that live in the soil and attack plant bases, a term long established in traditional agricultural lexicon.

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