| 11. | Larvae kept free of natural enemies can almost completely defoliate a plant.
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| 12. | Instar larvae may defoliate a tree completely, but leaves regrow readily.
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| 13. | Needles that were infected the previous year turn brown and then defoliate.
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| 14. | The larvae feed on the foliage of the plant, defoliating it.
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| 15. | However, the disease can defoliate trees early in the growing season.
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| 16. | It does not defoliate, but disfigures the plant.
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| 17. | Gypsy moth caterpillars eat leaves, and in sufficient numbers can defoliate woodlands.
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| 18. | Biological warfare can also specifically target plants to destroy crops or defoliate vegetation.
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| 19. | This plate may have hindered the teeth to be displaced while defoliating plants.
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| 20. | The caterpillars feed communally until the tree becomes defoliated.
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