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