Cotton bollworms are a significant pest of cotton.
"A major pest in hot countries of irrigated crops. Enters into a summer
diapause 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 come out of diapause." (Nibouche 2004)
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Diparopsis castanea'', red bollworm: central-southern Africa
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Earias insulana'', 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 (organism), pest. Since it is polyphagous ...
'', the American bollworm or tomato grub
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Helicoverpa armigera'', the Old World bollworm
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Pectinophora gossypiella'', 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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