The larva of a moth (Heliothis armigera) which devours the bolls or unripe pods of the cotton plant, often doing great damage to the crops.

The larval or caterpillar stage of the corn earworm moth. Typically North Carolina's most significant cotton pest, primarily infesting fruit (squares, blooms and bolls). Undergoes 3-4 generations annually in the Carolinas, with the first two developing primarily in field corn and the third on cotton, soybean, peanut and other crops. Also called soybean podworm and tomato fruitworm, depending upon host.

any of various moth caterpillars that destroy cotton bolls