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Pink bollworm
Pectinophora gossypiella

Pink bollworm (Pectinophora gossypiella) is an insect pest of cotton bolls. It is a native of India and was first detected in Texas in 1917.

The pink bollworm damages cotton bolls and provides an entry for other cotton diseases.

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04/29/2020 - Combatting Navel Orangeworm
03/17/2020 - Long-term analysis shows GM cotton no match for insects in India
03/04/2020 - Awareness Starts Against Attack Of Pink Bollworm On Cotton
01/15/2020 - Vidarbha Cotton Infested by 20-40 Percent Pink Bollworm
12/13/2019 - Gujarat's cotton production may be 10-15% lower than estimate ...
12/09/2019 - FAC Advises Farmers To Vacate Cotton Fields For Wheat Sowing
10/01/2019 - Maharashtra: Pink bollworm infestation down this time, farmers...
10/01/2019 - MNSUA To Put Own PB-Ropes On Trial To Counter Pink Bollworm
08/22/2019 - Pink bollworm attack on cotton crosses economic threshold limi...
08/19/2019 - Adilabad: Pink bollworm back to attacking cotton
08/01/2019 - Pink bollworm: Farmers opt out of early sowing of cotton
07/31/2019 - Bollworm found in cotton in Maharashtra
07/31/2019 - Three nations similar strategy to battle pink bollworm
07/23/2019 - Pink Bollworm Versus Bt Cotton: Three Countries, Three Results
07/11/2019 - How to Control the Pink Bollworm in Cotton Crop?
06/04/2019 - Campaign against pink bollworm to raise cotton yield in Guntur...
06/03/2019 - How pink bollworm may evolve resistance to GMO Bt crops
05/14/2019 - Maharashtra may give farmers subsidy to combat pink bollworm a...
05/08/2019 - $11.5 million secured to eradicate boll weevil
03/29/2019 - Biological control of pink bollworm in cotton crop
11/16/2018 - Genetically-engineered cotton credited with pink bollworm erad...
09/07/2018 - Gujarat's cotton farmers ward off pink bollworm
09/07/2018 - The pink bollworm menace adds to Maharashtra cotton farmers' d...
09/06/2018 - Govt releases Rs 16.97 cr to check pink bollworm attack on cotton
04/03/2018 - 435 farm suicides in state in Jan-Feb despite loan waiver
03/01/2018 - Maharashtra opposition seeks debate on no aid disbursal to far...
02/15/2018 - Maharashtra farmers fight attack of the pests
02/13/2018 - Bollworm losses: Agriculture deptartment and farmers in a catc...
01/23/2018 - NSAI-MMB dispute: Monsanto says it is not to blame for pink bo...
08/09/2017 - Pink bollworm hits cotton in Gujarat, Maharashtra
08/04/2017 - Maharashtra cotton farmers worry over pink bollworm attack
07/31/2017 - Early pink bollworm attack dashes hopes of cotton farmers
07/17/2017 - Cotton harvest equipment moving into state restricted without
03/09/2015 - For Review and Comment: Pathway Risk Assessment for Larval Pin...
09/30/2014 - Old World Bollworm, A Potential Invader on the Horizon : UF/IF...
Related Pages

Approved Method for Pest Surveillance
CPHST Datasheet
Pink Bollworm and its Look-Alikes - Lucid Key
Pink Bollworm Lifecycle
Pink Bollworm - Program Details