cotton bollworm
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of cotton bollworm
An Americanism dating back to 1865–70
Example Sentences
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Mexican free-tailed bats eat cotton bollworm moths in Texas.
From New York Times • Dec. 11, 2020
The cotton bollworm is one of many costly crop pests.
From Slate • Apr. 18, 2014
And "for some pests, such as cotton bollworm, refuge requirements have been abolished in large areas because Monsanto produced data suggesting natural refuges would be abundant enough," explains Yves Carrière of the University of Arizona.
From Scientific American • Sep. 3, 2013
By transferring to corn and cotton the bacterial gene responsible for making this toxin, Monsanto and other companies have produced crops that are resistant to the European corn borer and the cotton bollworm.
From Time Magazine Archive
The EPA has recently approved the use of a viral insecticide for use against the cotton bollworm and tobacco budworm.
From Time Magazine Archive
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