
Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner, 1809) (Pogue 2004)
Old World bollworm (OWB), cotton bollworm, African bollworm
Found throughout all of the Old World between 40°N and 40°S (Nibouche et al. 1998)
In September 2014, the first U.S. detection of OWB occurred in western Puerto Rico (APHIS 2014)
Frequently intercepted at U.S. ports of entry on imported cut flowers and herbs (Pogue 2004)
Feeds on a large range of plant hosts and could cause serious economic losses to corn and cotton in the U.S. (Tay et al. 2013)
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Partnership
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization.
Federal Government
International Government
State and Local Government
Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services. Division of Plant Industry.
Academic
Michigan State University. Integrated Pest Management Program.
Professional
Citations
APHIS. 2014. Detection of Old World Bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera) in Puerto Rico (PDF | 17 KB). United States Department of Agriculture, Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service.
Nibouche, S., R. Buès, J. Toubon, and S. Poitout. 1998. Allozyme polymorphism in the cotton bollworm Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae): comparison of African and European populations. Heredity 80:438-445.
Pogue, M.G. 2004. A new synonym of Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) and differentiation of adult males of H. zea and H. armigera (Hübner) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae: Heliothinae). Annals of the Entomological Society of America 97(6):1222-1226.
Tay W.T., M.F. Soria, T. Walsh, D. Thomazoni, P. Silvie, G.T. Behere, C. Anderson, and S. Downes. 2013. A brave new world for an Old World pest: Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) in Brazil. PLoS ONE 8(11): e80134.