The insects were defoliating the young saplings throughout the night.

The sudden frost defoliates the garden's tender seedlings every year.

The caterpillar outbreak defoliated the apple orchard last summer.

Forestry officials warned that defoliators had stripped protective foliage from the young saplings.

The invasive moth acted as a defoliator, stripping entire forests of their leaves in a single season.

After the prolonged drought, the defoliation of the apple trees was severe, reducing the harvest significantly.

The defoliate trees along the road gave the landscape a bleak, windswept look.

Scientists were alarmed when the experimental chemical began to defoliate several tree species along the riverbank.

The farmers were cautious about using the defoliant near the river to avoid harming aquatic life.

Environmental scientists warned that the widespread use of defoliants had devastated local wildlife habitats.