Definition of bollworm in English:

bollworm

noun

A moth caterpillar that attacks the cotton boll.
螟蛉, 尤指
(also 'cotton bollworm')another term for corn earworm
('pink bollworm') a small moth caterpillar which is a serious pest of the North American cotton crop (Pectinophora gossypiella, family Gelechiidae).
Example sentencesExamples
- At the same time they had reduced pesticide applications from eight sprayings to one spraying, and the single spraying was for a secondary insect pest, not the bollworm that the cotton was now protected against.
- The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers.
- They are known to eat cabbage moths, bollworms, tomato hornworms and broccoli worms.
- In its adult, or moth, stage, the pink bollworm lays its eggs on cotton bolls.
- Midwesterners call the insects corn earworms, but farmers elsewhere grumble about cotton bollworms and tomato fruitworms.
- My beneficial insects take care of the bollworm, and our killing frosts kill a lot of the insects.
- It would concentrate bollworms so they could be sprayed.
- The toxin-enhanced virus would act like a magic insecticide bullet, targeting only cotton bollworms, for example, and leaving bees and other beneficial insects unharmed.

Definition of bollworm in US English:

bollworm

nounˈbōlwərm

A moth caterpillar that attacks the cotton boll.
螟蛉, 尤指
('pink bollworm') a small moth that is a serious pest of the North American cotton crop (Pectinophora gossypiella, family Gelechiidae)
(also 'cotton bollworm')another term for corn earworm
Example sentencesExamples
- They are known to eat cabbage moths, bollworms, tomato hornworms and broccoli worms.
- The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers.
- It would concentrate bollworms so they could be sprayed.
- My beneficial insects take care of the bollworm, and our killing frosts kill a lot of the insects.
- In its adult, or moth, stage, the pink bollworm lays its eggs on cotton bolls.
- At the same time they had reduced pesticide applications from eight sprayings to one spraying, and the single spraying was for a secondary insect pest, not the bollworm that the cotton was now protected against.
- The toxin-enhanced virus would act like a magic insecticide bullet, targeting only cotton bollworms, for example, and leaving bees and other beneficial insects unharmed.
- Midwesterners call the insects corn earworms, but farmers elsewhere grumble about cotton bollworms and tomato fruitworms.

单词	bollworm
释义	Definition of bollworm in English: bollworm noun A moth caterpillar that attacks the cotton boll. 螟蛉, 尤指 (also 'cotton bollworm')another term for corn earworm ('pink bollworm') a small moth caterpillar which is a serious pest of the North American cotton crop (Pectinophora gossypiella, family Gelechiidae). Example sentencesExamples At the same time they had reduced pesticide applications from eight sprayings to one spraying, and the single spraying was for a secondary insect pest, not the bollworm that the cotton was now protected against. The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers. They are known to eat cabbage moths, bollworms, tomato hornworms and broccoli worms. In its adult, or moth, stage, the pink bollworm lays its eggs on cotton bolls. Midwesterners call the insects corn earworms, but farmers elsewhere grumble about cotton bollworms and tomato fruitworms. My beneficial insects take care of the bollworm, and our killing frosts kill a lot of the insects. It would concentrate bollworms so they could be sprayed. The toxin-enhanced virus would act like a magic insecticide bullet, targeting only cotton bollworms, for example, and leaving bees and other beneficial insects unharmed. Definition of bollworm in US English: bollworm nounˈbōlwərm A moth caterpillar that attacks the cotton boll. 螟蛉, 尤指 ('pink bollworm') a small moth that is a serious pest of the North American cotton crop (Pectinophora gossypiella, family Gelechiidae) (also 'cotton bollworm')another term for corn earworm Example sentencesExamples They are known to eat cabbage moths, bollworms, tomato hornworms and broccoli worms. The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers. It would concentrate bollworms so they could be sprayed. My beneficial insects take care of the bollworm, and our killing frosts kill a lot of the insects. In its adult, or moth, stage, the pink bollworm lays its eggs on cotton bolls. At the same time they had reduced pesticide applications from eight sprayings to one spraying, and the single spraying was for a secondary insect pest, not the bollworm that the cotton was now protected against. The toxin-enhanced virus would act like a magic insecticide bullet, targeting only cotton bollworms, for example, and leaving bees and other beneficial insects unharmed. Midwesterners call the insects corn earworms, but farmers elsewhere grumble about cotton bollworms and tomato fruitworms.
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