bollworm

English

Larval Helicoverpa gelotopoeon

Etymology

From boll +‎ worm.

Noun

bollworm (plural bollworms)

1. 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