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Helicoverpa zea

Bollworm

Category
invertebrate
Primary role
pest insect
Family
Noctuidae
Genus
Helicoverpa

Animalia | Arthropoda | Insecta | Lepidoptera | Noctuidae | Helicoverpa

External: GBIF #1792564

21 AI-consensus-verified claims across 3 interaction categories.

Related entities

Top entities sharing the most verified claims with Helicoverpa zea.

biocontrol 3 claims
  • This entity is the object of biocontrol by Orius insidiosus (Insidious Flower Bug) · effect: beneficial
    “the insidious flower bug, Orius insidiosus, an important predator of the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea”
    preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 110 #6492603
  • This entity is the object of biocontrol by Solenopsis invicta (Red imported fire ant) · effect: beneficial
    “fire ants are considered beneficial insects because they prey on bollworms”
    preysOn ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 212 #6493416
  • This entity is the object of biocontrol by Microplitis croceipes · effect: beneficial
    “Microplitis croceipes, a parasitoid of the corn earworm in cotton”
    parasitoidOf ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Dufour R. (2000) · Farmscaping to Enhance Biological Control · p. 6 #6495796
herbivory 15 claims
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Glycine max (Edamame) · effect: harmful
    “Helicoverpa zea 8-10 larvae/m row”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Dent D. (2000) · Insect Pest Management, 2nd Edition · p. 79 #6492427
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
    “corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea) cannot survive winters of the upper midwestern United States”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P. (2002) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 189 #6492756
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Glycine max (Edamame) · effect: harmful
    “8-10 larvae/m row; 2-3 larvae (>1.5 cm)/m row”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Dent D. (2000) · Insect Pest Management, 2nd Edition · p. 79 #6492929
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
    “ripening occurs before corn matures, and injury by the corn earworm is minimal”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 371 #6493433
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
    “Helicoverpa zea, an important pest of many field and garden crops”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 448 #6493457
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
    “husk tightness in corn resists damage from corn earworms”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 448 #6493458
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
    “the corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea... have assumed major pest status”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 597 #6493677
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
    “estimated $75 million to $140 million damage annually”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 599 #6493679
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Solanum lycopersicum (Garden Tomato) · effect: harmful
    “corn earworm larvae burrow into the tomato fruits, causing fruit drop”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 599 #6493680
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Nicotiana tabacum (Cultivated tobacco) · effect: harmful
    “it also damages tobacco, cotton, tomato, legumes”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Pedigo L.P., Rice M.E. (2009) · Entomology and Pest Management, Fourth Edition · p. 599 #6493681
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Glycine max (Edamame) · effect: harmful
    “insects (Helicoverpa zea, Epilachna varivestis, Cerotoma trifurcata, Epicauta spp.)”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Dent D. (2000) · Insect Pest Management, 2nd Edition · p. 301 #6494796
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
    “the eggs of the corn earworm (Helicoverpa zea (Boddie))”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Bhagyasree S.N., Anokhe Archana, Shashank P.R., Patel C.H. (2022) · Insect Predators in Pest Management · p. 270 #6494960
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Zea mays (Corn) · effect: harmful
    “corn earworm, Helicoverpa zea”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 12 #6495605
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
    “cotton bollworms being controlled by predators”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Kuepper G., Dodson M., Duncan J. (2016) · Companion Planting & Botanical Pesticides: Concepts & Resources · p. 5 #6495606
  • This entity is the subject of herbivory on Gossypium hirsutum (American cotton) · effect: harmful
    “Helicoverpa zea”
    eats ✓ 2/2 AI critics agreed
    Naranjo S.E., Ellsworth P.C., Frisvold G.B. (2015) · Economic Value of Biological Control in Integrated Pest Management of Managed Plant Systems #6495895
pest pressure 3 claims

Genus-level evidence

4 claims where the source named the organism only at the genus or collective level (e.g. Helicoverpa sp.) and did not determine the species. Listed separately because they apply to the genus, not specifically to Helicoverpa zea.

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