Bollworm (Noun)
Meaning
Any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls.
Classification
Nouns denoting animals.
Examples
- The tobacco budworm is sometimes also referred to as a bollworm because of its tendency to feed on cotton bolls as well as tobacco.
- Bollworm infestations typically occur in the mid-to-late summer when cotton plants are heavy with mature bolls.
- Sucking insects, such as aphids, and chewing insects, such as bollworms, can cause significant damage to cotton plants.
- Bollworm moths, like those of other heliothine moths, are attracted to lights at night and can fly long distances to locate host plants.
- Bollworm damage on a cotton boll often appears as a darkened or discolored area around the point where the caterpillar entered the boll.