Definition of Bollworms. Meaning of Bollworms. Synonyms of Bollworms

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Definition of Bollworms

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 Bollworms from wikipedia

- known as bollworms are: Red or Sudan bollworm, Diparopsis castanea Rough bollworm, Earias perhuegeli Spotted bollworm, Earias fabia Spiny bollworm, Earias...
- 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...
- after harvest. Surviving bollworms will overwinter in the field and re-infest the following season. Po****tions of bollworms are also controlled with...
- control of three types of bollworms, viz. American, Spotted and Pink bollworms. Insects belonging to Lepidoptera (Bollworms) are sensitive to a crystalline...
- the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the...
- 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...
- 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...
- pest management bollworm trap at a cotton field in Manning, South Carolina Natural biocontrol: predatory Polistes wasp looking for bollworms or other caterpillars...
- plant-produced protein that is toxic to a number of pests especially the bollworms. For most producers, Bt cotton has allowed a substantial reduction in...
- cause extensive damage to certain crops. Helicoverpa zea larvae (cotton bollworms or tomato fruitworms) are polyphagous, meaning they eat a variety of crops...