Definition of Gelechia gossypiella

1. Noun. Larvae of a gelechiid moth introduced from Asia; feeds on the seeds of cotton bolls.

Exact synonyms: Pink Bollworm
Group relationships: Family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae
Generic synonyms: Bollworm

2. Noun. Small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton.
Generic synonyms: Gelechiid, Gelechiid Moth
Group relationships: Gelechia, Genus Gelechia

Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelechia Gossypiella

Geigel's reflex
Geiger
Geiger-Muller counter
Geiger-Muller tube
Geiger-Müller counter
Geiger counter
Geiger counters
Geiger tube
Geisel
Geissler tube
Geissler tubes
Geist
Gekkonidae
Gelderland
Gelechia
Gelechia gossypiella
Gelechiidae
Gelendzhik
Gelineau
Gelineau's syndrome
Gell-Mann
Gelle test
Gelnn Theodore Seaborg
Gelsemium sempervirens
Gelug
Gelugpa chanting
Gely
Gely's suture
Gem State

Literary usage of Gelechia gossypiella

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Report by Hawaii Agricultural Experiment Station, John Minton Westgate (1907)
"... gelechia gossypiella), which seems to be identical with the "pink-spotted boll worm'7 affecting cotton in India. ..."

2. Berichte über Land- und Forstwirtschaft in deutsch-ostafrika (1906)
"... (gelechia gossypiella SAUND.), wie er nun zum Unterschied vom vorigen genannt sein mag, hat sich kaum vermindert. Seine Gefährlichkeit ist auch in ..."

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