An American moth caterpillar which is a pest of both maize and cotton.
谷实夜蛾。亦称BOLLWORM ,cotton bollworm
Heliothis zea, family Noctuidae
Also called bollworm, "cotton bollworm"
Example sentencesExamples
Among the Mexican free-tailed's favorite meals is the corn earworm, a crop-raiding pest that savages cornfields from Texas to Canada.
Another pest commonly observed in the ears during the late summer is the corn earworm.
The life cycle of the fall armyworm is similar to those of the corn earworm and armyworm.
They are economical to raise, however, and mass releases can be very effective against corn earworm, cabbageworms, loopers, hornworms, codling moth and other leaf-eating caterpillars.
Big-eyed bugs appear to prefer the mobile pea aphids to the eggs of corn earworm even though the latter are more nutritious.
Definition of corn earworm in US English:
corn earworm
noun
An American moth caterpillar that is a pest of corn, cotton, and tomatoes.
谷实夜蛾。亦称BOLLWORM ,cotton bollworm
Heliothis zea, family Noctuidae
Also called bollworm, "cotton bollworm", tomato fruitworm
Example sentencesExamples
Another pest commonly observed in the ears during the late summer is the corn earworm.
Big-eyed bugs appear to prefer the mobile pea aphids to the eggs of corn earworm even though the latter are more nutritious.
They are economical to raise, however, and mass releases can be very effective against corn earworm, cabbageworms, loopers, hornworms, codling moth and other leaf-eating caterpillars.
The life cycle of the fall armyworm is similar to those of the corn earworm and armyworm.
Among the Mexican free-tailed's favorite meals is the corn earworm, a crop-raiding pest that savages cornfields from Texas to Canada.