Note 2507 — BOOK XVI. THE NATURAL HISTORY OF THE FOREST TREES.
John Bostock translation
“Frugiperda:” in the Greek, ὠλεσίκαρπον. See Homer. Od. x. l. 510. It has been suggested, Pliny says, that the willow seed had this epithet from its effect in causing abortion; but he does not seem to share the opinion.