Pink bollworm - Wikipedia
网页The pink bollworm is native to Asia, but has become an invasive species in most of the world's cotton-growing regions. It reached the cotton belt in the southern United States by the 1920s. It was a major pest in the cotton fields of the southern California deserts.
Pink Bollworm | National Invasive Species Information Center
网页Species Profile: Pink Bollworm. Larvae eat the seeds and damage the fibers of the cotton, reducing the yield and quality.
Understanding the Pink Bollworm: A Comprehensive Guide
网页2023年9月4日 · The pink bollworm is a small moth that belongs to the family Gelechiidae. It is considered one of the most destructive pests of cotton, as its larvae feed on the developing seeds within the bolls, causing significant yield losses.
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USDA Announces Pink Bollworm Eradication Significantly Saving ...
网页WASHINGTON, Oct. 19, 2018 — U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue announced today that U.S. cotton is free — after more than 100 years — of the devastating pink bollworm. This pest has cost U.S. producers tens of millions of dollars in yearly control costs and yield losses.
How Science Wiped Out the Invasive Pink Bollworm in the U.S.
网页2021年2月16日 · In a facility in Phoenix, scientists bred pink bollworms and zapped the adults with radiation to render them sterile. Then, pilots flew over cotton fields, releasing scads of these sterile moths so they outnumbered wild type …
CDFA - Plant Health - Integrated Pest Control - Cotton Pest ...
网页The pink bollworm causes damage to cotton crops by its larvae burrowing into cotton bolls and feeding on the seeds. The pink bollworm adult moths are 12.7 mm long and grayish brown, while the larvae are small white caterpillars that turn pink as they mature.
Pink bollworm | insect | Britannica
网页The pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is one of the most destructive pests of cotton. Though probably native to India, it is now distributed worldwide. It bores into cotton bolls, devouring blossoms and seeds.
Pink bollworm - Facts, Diet, Habitat & Pictures on Animalia.bio
网页The pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella; Spanish: lagarta rosada) is an insect known for being a pest in cotton farming. The adult is a small, thin, gray moth with fringed wings. The larva is a dull white caterpillar with eight pairs of legs with conspicuous pink banding along its dorsum. The larva reaches one half inch in length. Show More
Understanding Bollworm Species: Scientific Names of American ...
网页2024年9月23日 · Pink Bollworm: The Cotton Specialist. The pink bollworm is a notorious pest primarily associated with cotton cultivation, although it can affect other crops in the Malvaceae family. Pink Bollworm Scientific Name. The pink bollworm scientific name is Pectinophora gossypiella. This species belongs to the …
Pink Bollworm - Texas A&M University
网页Cotton boll heavily infested with pink bollworms; one or more boll locules may be damaged depending on the number of pink bollworm larvae or the incidence of boll rotting organisms.
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