Скачать или смотреть Helicoverpa armigera feeding on pea pods | Caterpillar

Helicoverpa armigera feeding on pea pods | Caterpillar #insects #pestcontrol #agriculture

Helicoverpa armigera (Old World cotton bollworm) is the most widely distributed of these pests and causes the most severe economic damage. H. armigera is considered a global pest with an ever-expanding distribution, possessing outstanding dispersal abilities and a broad feeding range. H. armigera is one of the most polyphagous species in the subfamily Heliothinae.

Helicoverpa armigera armigera is native and widespread in central and southern Europe, temperate Asia and Africa; Helicoverpa armigera conferta is native to Australia, and Oceania.

The cotton bollworm is a highly polyphagous species. The most important crop hosts are tomato, cotton, pigeon pea, chickpea, rice, sorghum, and cowpea. Other hosts include groundnut, okra, peas, field beans, soybeans, lucerne, Phaseolus spp., other Leguminosae, tobacco, potatoes, maize, flax, Dianthus, Rosa, Pelargonium, Chrysanthemum, Lavandula angustifolia, a number of fruit trees, forest trees, and a range of vegetable crops. In Russia and adjacent countries, the larvae populate more than 120 plant species, favouring Solanum, Datura, Hyoscyamus, Atriplex, and Amaranthus genera.

#pestmanagement
#insect
#caterpillar
#pest
#agriculture
#agricultura
#nature