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Helicoverpa armigera
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Author: Donald Hobern
Source:Wikimedia Commons
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1808) (old world cotton bollworm)
is widespread in Southern Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia/Pacific, where it is a serious pest of cotton, tobacco, maize, sorghum, sunflower, legumes, citrus, tomatoes and other crops. It is highly polyphagous, the larvae prefer the buds, flowers and fruits, but may also damage the leaves.
For more details see the respective page in Wikipedia.
Synonyms:
Heliothis armigera
Heliothis obsoleta
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| • Deutsch: | Baumwollkapselwurm |
| • English: | old world cotton bollworm African bollworm gram pod borer |
| • Español: | oruga del tomate |
| • Français: | noctuelle de la tomate ver rose du cotonnier |
The literature database currently contains 1449 publications for Helicoverpa armigera. (See box above/on left.)
- Other images of Helicoverpa armigera (Wikimedia Commons, IPM Images and PaDIL - click to enlarge)
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