pink bollworm

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pink bollworm

n.
A moth (Pectinophora gossypiella) having pinkish larvae that feed on and damage cotton bolls.
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boll•worm

(ˈboʊlˌwɜrm)

n.
1. Also called pink bollworm. the larva of a small moth, Pectinophora gossypiella, that feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls.
[1840–50, Amer.]
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Noun1.pink bollworm - larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asiapink bollworm - larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae - important economic pests
bollworm - any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls
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Mostly in chewing pest pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Gelechiidae: Lepidoptera), American bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera (Hubner) (Noctuidae: Lepidoptera) and spotted bollworms, Earias spp.
Pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) was identified at top among other possible causes of decline in cotton yield according to Economic Survey of Pakistan 2015-2016 he said adding that Its population was increasing in the field from last three years 2015, 2016 and 2017 according to survey reports of Department of Pest Warning and Quality Control and Agriculture Extension Punjab.
For example, in the Queensland fruit fly Bactrocera tryoni (Froggatt) (Diptera: Tephritidae), female response to male pheromones is lower if male pupae are irradiated at an earlier stage (Fletcher & Giannakakis 1973), and in the pink bollworm Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders) (Lepidoptera: Gelechiidae), pupae age at the time of irradiation can affect male and female longevity (Henneberry & Clayton 1988).
Biochemical and Toxic Characterization of Some Insect Growth Regulators to the Pink Bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders).
Due to large scale adoption of Bt transgenic cotton lepidopterans like Helicoverpa armigera, Earias spp., and Pectinophora gossypiella are not major problems now (Dhillon et al., 2011) but pressure of sucking insect pests is increasing with the passage of time (Hofs et al., 2004; Sharma and Pampapathy, 2006; Ujjan et al., 2015) so they should be managed properly for a sustained yield (Hilder and Boulter, 1999; Hofs et al., 2006).
Performance of plant nutrients and alternative chemicals against the cotton bollworms: Pectinophora gossypiella (Lep.: Gelechiidae) and Earias insulana (Lep.: Noctuidae), at El-Beheira Governorate.
gossypii Muesebeck, 1956 contra Pectinophora gossypiella (Saunders, 1844) (Gelechiidae) (Muesebeck 1956, 1967).