bollworm
English
Larval Helicoverpa gelotopoeon
Etymology
boll + worm
Noun
bollworm (plural bollworms)
- The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
Derived terms
- cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa spp., Pectinophora spp., et al.)
- pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella)
- pinkspotted bollworm (Pectinophora scutigera)
- red bollworm (Diparopsis castanea)
- rough bollworm (Earias perhuegeli)
- spiny bollworm (Earias insulana)
- spotted bollworm (Earias fabia, Earias vittella)
- Sudan bollworm (Diparopsis castanea)
- South American bollworm moth
References
bollworm on Wikipedia.Wikipedia