Bollworm

Bollworm is the common term for a moth larva that attacks the fruiting bodies of certain crops, especially cotton. The most common moths known as bollworms are:


 * Red or Sudan bollworm, Diparopsis castanea
 * Rough bollworm, Earias perhuegeli
 * Spotted bollworm, Earias fabia
 * Spiny bollworm, Earias insulana
 * Spotted bollworm, Earias vittella
 * American cotton bollworm or tomato grub, Helicoverpa armigera
 * Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa gelotopoeon
 * Cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa punctigera
 * Corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea
 * Tobacco budworm, Heliothis virescens
 * Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella
 * Pinkspotted bollworm, Pectinophora scutigera