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Bollworm is the common term for a moth
''H. virescens'', tobacco budworm
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site {{Animal common name Lepidoptera and humans Agricultural pest insects Former disambiguation pages converted to set index articles
Bollworm is the common term for a moth larva
A larva (; plural larvae ) is a distinct juvenile form many animals undergo before metamorphosis into adults. Animals with indirect development such as insects, amphibians, or cnidarians typically have a larval phase of their life cycle.
The ...
that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops
A crop is a plant that can be grown and harvested extensively for profit or subsistence. When the plants of the same kind are cultivated at one place on a large scale, it is called a crop. Most crops are cultivated in agriculture or hydroponics ...
, especially cotton
Cotton is a soft, fluffy staple fiber that grows in a boll, or protective case, around the seeds of the cotton plants of the genus ''Gossypium'' in the mallow family Malvaceae. The fiber is almost pure cellulose, and can contain minor perce ...
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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
''Earias insulana'', the Egyptian stemborer, Egyptian bollworm, spiny bollworm or cotton spotted bollworm, is a moth of the family Nolidae. The species was first described by Jean Baptiste Boisduval in 1833. It is found in most of Africa, south ...
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* Spotted bollworm, '' Earias vittella''
* American cotton bollworm or tomato grub, ''Helicoverpa armigera
''Helicoverpa armigera'' is a species of Lepidoptera in the family Noctuidae. It is known as the cotton bollworm, corn earworm, Old World (African) bollworm, or scarce bordered straw (the lattermost in the UK, where it is a migrant). The larvae f ...
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* Cotton bollworm, '' Helicoverpa gelotopoeon''
* Cotton bollworm, ''Helicoverpa punctigera
''Helicoverpa punctigera'', the native budworm, Australian bollworm or ''Chloridea marmada'', is a species of moth in the family Noctuidae. This species is native to Australia. ''H. punctigera'' are capable of long distance migration from their i ...
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* Corn earworm, ''Helicoverpa zea
''Helicoverpa zea, ''commonly known as the corn earworm, is a species (formerly in the genus ''Heliothis'') in the family Noctuidae. The larva of the moth ''Helicoverpa zea'' is a major agricultural pest. Since it is polyphagous (feeds on many ...
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* Tobacco budworm, ''Heliothis virescens
''Chloridea virescens'', commonly known as the tobacco budworm, is a moth of the family Noctuidae found throughout the eastern and southwestern United States along with parts of Central America and South America.
It is a major pest of field cro ...
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* Pink bollworm, ''Pectinophora gossypiella
The pink bollworm (''Pectinophora gossypiella''; es, lagarta rosada) is an insect known for being a pest in cotton farming. The adult is a small, thin, gray moth with fringed wings. The larva is a dull white caterpillar with eight pairs of legs w ...
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* Pinkspotted bollworm, '' Pectinophora scutigera''See also
*Cotton bollworm Cotton bollworm is a problem in growing cotton. "A major pest in hot countries of irrigated crops. Enters into a summer diapause when irrigated crops are not present and the soil and air temperatures are high. When the end of the dry season comes, t ...
*Boll weevil
The boll weevil (''Anthonomus grandis'') is a beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central Mexico, it migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing ...
, the beetle ''Anthonomus grandis''
External links
''H. virescens'', tobacco budworm
on the UF / IFAS Featured Creatures Web site {{Animal common name Lepidoptera and humans Agricultural pest insects Former disambiguation pages converted to set index articles