Cotton bollworms are a significant pest of cotton.
"A major pest in hot countries of irrigated crops. Enters into a summer
diapause
In animal dormancy, diapause is the delay in development in response to regular and recurring periods of adverse environmental conditions.Tauber, M.J., Tauber, C.A., Masaki, S. (1986) ''Seasonal Adaptations of Insects''. Oxford University Press I ...
when irrigated crops are not present and the soil and air temperatures are high. When the end of the dry season comes, the rain cools the soil and
pupae
A pupa ( la, pupa, "doll"; plural: ''pupae'') is the life stage of some insects undergoing transformation between immature and mature stages. Insects that go through a pupal stage are holometabolous: they go through four distinct stages in their ...
come out of diapause." (Nibouche 2004)
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Diparopsis castanea'', red bollworm: central-southern Africa
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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 ...
'', spiny bollworm: Africa
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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 ...
'', the American bollworm or tomato grub
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Helicoverpa armigera'', the Old World bollworm
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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 ...
'', pink bollworm: Africa
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Pectinophora scutigera'', pink-spotted bollworm: Australia
See also
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Bollworm
References
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