Bollworm
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Bollworm is the common term for a moth larva that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton. The most common moths known as bollworms are:
- Red or Sudan bollworm, Diparopsis castanea
- Rough bollworm, Earias perhuegeli
- Spotted bollworm, Earias fabia
- Spiny bollworm, Earias insulana
- Spotted bollworm, Earias vittella
- American cotton bollworm or tomato grub, Helicoverpa armigera
- Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa gelotopoeon
- Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa punctigera
- Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea
- Tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens
- Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella
- Pinkspotted bollworm, Pectinophora scutigera
See also
- Cotton bollworm
- Boll weevil, the beetle Anthonomus grandis
External links
- H. virescens, tobacco budworm on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site