bollworm

Noun

Meaning

The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.

Source: Webster's dictionary

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The cotton bollworm causes enormous losses. Source: Internet

This allows researchers to monitor bollworms that have been sterilized by radiation and released to reduce bollworm infestation. Source: Internet

Bollworm pressure hit threshold early, he said. Source: Internet

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