“Unlike Japanese larch and white pine, defoliated bear oak seedlings showed very little response to partial defoliation.”

“While vigorous vines may be able to recover from a single defoliation, repeated defoliation can weaken the vine to the point of death.”

“The apple small ermine moth causes more or less serious defoliation at the tips of branches of apple trees.”

“The pine tree lappet moth is a major defoliator of pines and other conifers over much of its natural range.”

“In 1995, this defoliator of eucalyptus trees was present within a radius of 83-85 km around its original focus.”

“The well established concept of Gilles defoliators has been maintained for this 8-row defoliator.”

“Agent Orange was used as a defoliant during the Vietnam War and included, as contaminants, dioxin and related compounds.”

“In addition, the cotton crop is routinely sprayed with a defoliant each fall to get rid of the leaves to make harvesting easier.”

“Dioxin was the primary toxic component of Agent Orange, a defoliant used during the Vietnam war.”

“Insecticides kill insect defoliators and vectors of deadly human diseases such as malaria, yellow fever, plague, and typhus.”

“The caterpillars of the gypsy moth are destructive defoliators that feed primarily on oak trees causing growth loss, crown dieback, and tree mortality.”

“These lepidopteran defoliators are among the most destructive insect pests of important crops like corn and cabbage and other vegetables.”

“Mechanization of cotton cultivation has cut employment dramatically, and the use of defoliants and pesticides has caused health problems.”

“The use of defoliants such as Agent Orange and various herbicides scarred the landscape and caused untold human costs.”

“For example, defoliants which were sprayed during the Vietnam War killed most of the mangrove forests in the Mekong Delta.”