Open AccessTHE PINK BOLLWORM OF COTTON IN PORTO RICO
Author(s) -
M. D. Leonard
Publication year - 1932
Publication title -
the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico/the journal of agriculture of the university of puerto rico
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.123
H-Index - 10
eISSN - 2308-1759
pISSN - 0041-994X
DOI - 10.46429/jaupr.v16i1.15029
Subject(s) - pink bollworm , crop , biology , geography , agronomy , ecology , larva
The introduction, spread and present status of the pink bollworm, Pectinophora gossypiella Saunders, in Porto Rico are described. In order to understand the somewhat unusual conditions under which the insect is working in the Island the essential climatic and topographic features and the development of Sea Island cotton growing in Porto Rico are briefly outlined. Attempts at control are discussed together with the relation of alternate host plants as a factor in carry-over of the insect from one crop to another.