Noun: pink bollworm pingk 'bowl,wurm
- Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls
"The pink bollworm caused significant losses to the cotton harvest";
- Gelechia gossypiella
Derived forms: pink bollworms
Type of: bollworm
Part of: family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae
Encyclopedia: Pink bollworm