American bollworm

Symptoms

• The caterpillars feed on leaves, squares, flowers and small bolls.

• When the squares, flowers and bolls are attacked, they feed the internal content completely by thrusting their head inside leaving the rest of the body outside.

• The damaged squares and young bolls drop away from the plants.

• The developed bolls and open bolls are not attacked.

Preventive Measures

Use funnel traps in the field

 

To Prevent American bollworm

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