cogollero

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Spanish

Noun

cogollero m (plural cogolleros)

  1. cotton bollworm (Helicoverpa armigera)
    Synonyms: gusano cogollero, oruga de la col, oruga del tabaco, oruga del Viejo Mundo
    • 2018 August 18, “Advierten de escasez de granos básicos en Centroamérica”, in El Nuevo Diario, archived from the original on 13 April 2022:
      Ante dicho pronóstico trimestral, el Oirsa alertó que en granos básicos --como sorgo o maíz-- el descenso de las lluvias “favorece el incremento de plagas como el pulgón amarillo del sorgo, el cogollero y el gusano medidor”.
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