NOUN
- larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
How To Use pink bollworm In A Sentence
- Today, it's not the boll weevil but the pink bollworm that threatens southwestern Pima, nesting inside the bolls, where it is hard to get.
- Last October, scientists field-tested a cotton pest called the pink bollworm moth, carrying a test gene for a glowing jellyfish protein.
- The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers.
- In its adult, or moth, stage, the pink bollworm lays its eggs on cotton bolls.
- Reports coming in from four districts of India's Gujarat state indicated that the company's seeds had not been able to prevent a pest called the pink bollworm from attacking cotton crops. The Pros and Cons of Genetically Modified Seeds
- The pink bollworm is a major cotton pest which invades the growing cotton bolls and destroys both the seeds and the cotton fibers.
- In its adult, or moth, stage, the pink bollworm lays its eggs on cotton bolls.