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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
Group relationships: Family Gelechiidae, Gelechiidae
Generic synonyms: Bollworm
2. Noun. Small brown moth whose larvae bore into flowers and bolls of cotton.
Lexicographical Neighbors of Gelechia Gossypiella
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 ..."