tobacco budworm

(eg. vexed, butterfly, celtic )

tobacco budworm Meaning of "tobacco budworm"

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Definition(s):

  • (n) larva of a noctuid moth; highly destructive to especially corn and cotton and tomato crops

Synonym(s)

cotton bollworm, heliothis zia, tomato fruitworm, vetchworm

Usage(s):

  • The EPA has recently approved the use of a viral insecticide for use against the cotton bollworm and tobacco budworm.
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