Explore Bollworm through 10+ example sentences from English, with an explanation of the meaning and related words like caterpillar. Ideal for language learners, writers and word enthusiasts.
Bollworm meaning
The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
Synonyms of Bollworm
Using Bollworm
- The main meaning on this page is: The larvae of any of various species of moth that are pests to cotton.
- Useful related words include: caterpillar.
- In the example corpus, bollworm often appears in combinations such as: pink bollworm, cotton bollworm, bollworm infestation.
Context around Bollworm
- Average sentence length in these examples: 19.8 words
- Position in the sentence: 2 start, 2 middle, 7 end
- Sentence types: 11 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Bollworm
- In this selection, "bollworm" usually appears near the end of the sentence. The average example has 19.8 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, pink, cotton, reduce, infestation, pressure and pest stand out and add context to how "bollworm" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include bollworm pressure hit and of pink bollworm. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "bollworm" sits close to words such as aab, aamer and aave, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with bollworm
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
The cotton bollworm causes enormous losses. (6 words)
Bollworm pressure hit threshold early, he said. (7 words)
The cotton bollworm is common throughout Africa, Asia and Europe. (10 words)
Developed by Philfida, the genetically-engineered cotton was approved for commercial propagation by the Bureau of Plant Industry late last year after being found to increase cotton yield and being resistant to bollworm infestation. (34 words)
The cotton hybrid is obtained by introducing genes Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac from the soil bacterium Bt, aimed at making the crop immune to the attack of pink bollworm. (28 words)
In 1994 Sheely said that California cotton growers invested in a state-of-the-art facility in Phoenix, Ariz. where pink bollworm moths were irradiated to sterilize them. (28 words)
Example sentences (11)
Developed by Philfida, the genetically-engineered cotton was approved for commercial propagation by the Bureau of Plant Industry late last year after being found to increase cotton yield and being resistant to bollworm infestation.
In particular, the crop protection business unit will educate farmers on how to prevent attacks such as by the pink bollworm or any other major pest.
Bollworm pressure hit threshold early, he said.
In fact, this season, whitefly attack has been more virulent than pink bollworm on cotton areas.
It concerns two Bt Cotton seed varieties, Bollgard and Bollgard II, genetically modified to resist the bollworm pest.
The cotton hybrid is obtained by introducing genes Cry1Ab and Cry1Ac from the soil bacterium Bt, aimed at making the crop immune to the attack of pink bollworm.
In 1994 Sheely said that California cotton growers invested in a state-of-the-art facility in Phoenix, Ariz. where pink bollworm moths were irradiated to sterilize them.
Southern soybean growers are facing high populations of soybean loopers and soybean podworm (also known as the cotton bollworm and corn earworm), along with growing insecticide resistance.
The cotton bollworm is common throughout Africa, Asia and Europe.
The cotton bollworm causes enormous losses.
This allows researchers to monitor bollworms that have been sterilized by radiation and released to reduce bollworm infestation.
Common combinations with bollworm
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: