wireworm
The larva of the click beetle.
Noun
- The larva of the click beetle.
- A farmer tells me that moles can be beneficial because they eat a lot of wireworms and other pests, not just earthworms. - 2009 February 6, Veronica Heath, “Country diary”, in The Guardian:
Origin
From wire + worm, because of their slenderness and unusual hardness.