| 单词 | bollworm |
| 释义 | bollworm (once / 454589 pages) n WORD FAMILY bollworm: bollworms USAGE EXAMPLESThe first genetically modified row crops of any kind—herbicide-resistant soybeans and cotton protected against the bollworm and other pests—were introduced only in 1995. Wall Street Journal(Oct 04, 2016) Department of Agriculture, Oxitec has tested genetically modified pink bollworms and diamondback moths to fight agricultural pests in the U.S. Washington Times(Aug 05, 2016) One of the most destructive enemies of cotton is the bollworm. Rachel Carson, Silent Spring(1962) n any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls Hypo|Hyper Gelechia gossypiella, pink bollworm larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls Heliothis zia, corn earworm, cotton bollworm, tobacco budworm, tomato fruitworm, vetchwormlarva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops caterpillar a wormlike and often brightly colored and hairy or spiny larva of a butterfly or moth |
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