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cotton bollworm::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | corn earworm, heliothis zia, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm |
| Type of | bollworm |
Examples of cotton bollworm
cotton bollworm
Caterpillars of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, can munch on a wide array of plants before emerging as moths.
From the sciencedaily.com
For example, the cotton bollworm, a common cotton pest, feeds on Bt cotton it will ingest the toxin and die.
From the en.wikipedia.org
Caterpillars of the cotton bollworm, Helicoverpa armigera, feed on many different plants and pose a serious threat to cotton farming.
From the sciencedaily.com
They compared that information with data on pest populations in the region, focusing on the cotton bollworm, a serious pest for Chinese farmers.
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The novel toxins, Cry1AbMod and Cry1AcMod, are effective against five resistant insect species, such as the diamondback moth, the cotton bollworm, and the European corn borer.
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The researchers'results show that populations of the cotton bollworm were dramatically reduced with the introduction of Bt cotton, especially during the period from 2002 to 2006.
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In China, farmers and agronomists have observed that Bt cotton is especially susceptible to the cotton bollworm later in the season when it is producing cotton bolls and when it has been hot.
From the scoop.co.nz
But if inheritance of resistance is dominant, as seen with cotton bollworm, matings between a resistant moth and a susceptible moth can produce resistant offspring, which hastens resistance.
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The cotton is engineered to resist the pink bollworm, a pest that can ruin crops.
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