What do cotton bollworm do to cotton?
Cotton bollworm are an invasive pest that destroys the bolls, the rounded seed capsule, of cotton.

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Scientific Classification
Phylum
Arthropods

Class
Bugs

Family
Owlet moths

Genus
Helicoverpa

Species
Cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)