Definition of Bollworm. Meaning of Bollworm. Synonyms of Bollworm

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Definition of Bollworm

Bollworm
Bollworm Boll"worm`, n. (Zo["o]l.) The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.

Meaning of Bollworm from wikipedia

- known as bollworms are: Red or Sudan bollworm, Diparopsis castanea Rough bollworm, Earias perhuegeli Spotted bollworm, Earias fabia Spiny bollworm, Earias...
- the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the...
- The pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella; Spanish: lagarta rosada) is an insect known for being a pest in cotton farming. The adult is a small, thin...
- Cotton bollworms are a significant pest of cotton. "A major pest in hot countries of irrigated crops. Enters into a summer diapause when irrigated crops...
- species has been given many different common names, including the cotton bollworm and the tomato fruitworm. It also consumes a wide variety of other crops...
- agricultural pests in many parts of the world. Examples include corn borers and bollworms. The caterpillar of the spongy moth (Lymantria dispar) causes severe damage...
- resistant plant cotton variety that produces an insecticide to combat bollworm. Strains of the bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis produce over 200 different...
- Earias fabia, called the cotton spotted bollworm as a larva, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Caspar Stoll in 1781....
- Earias insulana, the Egyptian stemborer, Egyptian bollworm, spiny bollworm or cotton spotted bollworm, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was...
- has improved the management of a number of pests such as cotton bollworm and pink bollworm. Sucking pests include the cotton stainer, Dysdercus suturellus...