WordNet
cotton bollworm
n. larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops [syn: corn earworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia]
Wikipedia
Cotton bollworm
Cotton bollworm is a problem in growing aides. "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)
- Helicoverpa zea, the American bollworm or tomato grub
- Helicoverpa armigera, the Old World bollworm
Usage examples of "cotton bollworm".
One is called the native budworm and the other, the corn earworm or the cotton bollworm - a good rowdy name for this pest.