Cotton bollworm

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Cotton bollworm is the term for the larva of a moth that attacks flower buds and fruiting bodies of the cotton plant. There are two species:

• The American Cotton Bollworm or Corn Earworm (Helicoverpa zea)
• The African Cotton Bollworm or Tomato Grub (Helicoverpa armigera)

See also the disambiguation page Bollworm for more moth species knows as bollworms.