» bollworm
Noun (1 meaning)
1. any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls.
bollworm is a type of:
- caterpillar (noun) - a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth
types of bollworm:
- corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tomato fruitworm, tobacco budworm, vetchworm, Heliothis zia (noun) - larva of a noctuid moth
- pink bollworm, Gelechia gossypiella (noun) - larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia