leaf roller

or leafroller

noun

1. any of several insects, especially moths of the family Tortricidae, the larvae of which form a nest by rolling and tying leaves with spun silk.

Word History and Origins

Origin of leaf roller¹

First recorded in 1820–30

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My trees are troubled with root aphis, roundhead borer and leaf-roller.

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Spray with London purple one week before and two weeks after blooming, for canker-worm, leaf-roller, and codling-moth, and have reduced the latter by it.

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My trees are troubled with leaf-roller, and my apples with codling-moth.

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Trees are troubled with flathead borer and leaf-roller, and my apples with codling-moth.

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