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Bollworm

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Helicoverpa zea

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

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