corn earworm in English

noun
1
an American moth caterpillar that is a pest of corn, cotton, and tomatoes.
They are economical to raise, however, and mass releases can be very effective against corn earworm , cabbageworms, loopers, hornworms, codling moth and other leaf-eating caterpillars.

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1. (also 'cotton Bollworm')another term for corn earworm ‘They are known to eat cabbage moths, Bollworms, tomato hornworms and broccoli worms.’

2. Bollworm (aka: corn earworm) poses a significant threat to cotton and soybean – particularly late planted soybean that are still flowering when the flight

3. The corn earworm (CEW, Helicoverpa zea) and tobacco Budworm (TBW, Chloridea virescens) are very similar.Both CEW and TBW have an egg, larva, pupa, and adult life stage

4. Bollworm, also called corn earworm and soybean podworm, can be a significant square and boll-damaging pest of cotton in North Carolina, especially following foliar insecticide sprays for other insects.

5. Hardwick (1965) reviewed the New World corn earworm species complex and the Old World African Bollworm, most of which had previously been referred to as a single species (Heliothis armigera or H