The Spread of Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) and Coexistence with Helicoverpa zea in Southeastern Brazil [PDF]
Helicoverpa armigera, one of the world’s most destructive crop pests, was first documented in Brazil in 2013. Within a few months, this polyphagous insect had spread over the Northeast and Central-West of Brazil, causing great agricultural losses.
Pinto, Fábio A. +14 more
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Comparative Toxicity of Helicoverpa armigera and Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) to Selected Insecticides [PDF]
Until recently, the Old World bollworm (OWB) Helicoverpa armigera (Hübner) and the corn earworm Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) were geographically isolated.
Oderlei Bernardi +6 more
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Lyonet's gland of the tomato fruitworm, Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) [PDF]
The Lyonet's gland is a widespread accessory labial gland in Lepidoptera. Although its function is ambiguous, the Lyonet's gland arguably plays an important role in silk production.
Rajotte,Edwin +7 more
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Gut Transcription in Helicoverpa zea is Dynamically Altered in Response to Baculovirus Infection [PDF]
The Helicoverpa zea transcriptome was analyzed 24 h after H. zea larvae fed on artificial diet laced with Helicoverpa zea single nucleopolyhedrovirus (HzSNPV).
Musser, R. +17 more
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Pest categorisation of Helicoverpa zea. [PDF]
The EFSA Panel on Plant Health performed a pest categorisation of Helicoverpa zea (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) (American cotton bollworm, corn earworm) for the EU. H. zea is a polyphagous species that feeds on over 100 plant species. The crops most frequently recorded as host plants are maize, sorghum, cotton, beans, peas, chickpeas, tomatoes, aubergines ...
EFSA Panel on Plant Health (PLH) +21 more
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Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
This document is EENY-145, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida.
John L. Capinera
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Natural populations of Heliothis virescens (F.) and Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) were studied using starch gel electrophoresis as part of a program to understand gene flow, insecticide resistance, and evolutionary relationships in the group.
King, P. +3 more
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Mutations in a novel cadherin gene associated with Bt resistance in Helicoverpa zea [PDF]
Abstract Transgenic corn and cotton produce crystalline (Cry) proteins derived from the soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis (Bt) that are toxic to lepidopteran larvae. Helicoverpa zea, a key pest of corn and cotton in the U.S., has evolved ...
Megan L Fritz +4 more
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Comparison of biology between Helicoverpa zea and Helicoverpa armigera (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) reared on artificial diets. [PDF]
The objective of this study was to compare growth and development of Helicoverpa zea Boddie and Helicoverpa armigera Hübner (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) larvae that were feeding on an artificial diet. Neonate larvae of H. zea and H.
RODRIGUES, G. T. +6 more
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Corn Earworm, Helicoverpa zea (Boddie) (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae)
This document is EENY-145, one of a series of Featured Creatures from the Entomology and Nematology Department, Florida Cooperative Extension Service, Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences, University of Florida. Published: July 2000.
John L. Capinera
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