Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa)
Larva — Lepidoptera
Identification key : Boring caterpillar (fruits, stems, cobs, tubers, wood) (Larva)
Butterflies and moths (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))
Scientific name : Helicoverpa armigera
Other names : Old World bollworm, Corn earworm (Old World)
Highly polyphagous moth of Europe, Africa, Asia and Oceania, also present in South America since 2013. Its caterpillars feed mainly on reproductive parts, boring into tomatoes, peppers, cotton bolls, chickpea pods and maize ears. Adults migrate long distances and there are several generations a year.
Crops affected : Bean, Beet, Bell pepper, Cabbage, Chickpea, Coffee, Corn, Cotton, Cucumber, Eggplant, Eucalyptus, Flax (Linseed), Mango, Mint, Oat, Onion, Pea, Peanut, Pine, Potato, Rice, Sesame, Sorghum, Soybean, Spinach, Squash / Pumpkin, Strawberry, Sunflower, Tomato, Watermelon, Wheat
Source : Helicoverpa armigera (HELIAR)[Overview] — EPPO Global Database — EPPO
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Cotton Rice Pea Oat Eggplant Pine Coffee Squash / Pumpkin Onion Spinach Eucalyptus Bean Strawberry Chickpea Sunflower Flax (Linseed) Corn Mango Peanut Mint Potato Cucumber Bell pepper Beet
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