Insects

Chloridea virescens

Tobacco Budworm (Chloridea virescens)
Latin Name Chloridea virescens
Common Name Tobacco Budworm
Biology

Larvae bore into buds/fruits of crops; multivoltine.

Damage

Damages tobacco, cotton, tomatoes, and other solanaceous plants.

Distribution Regions

Americas, Africa, Asia

Monitoring

Pheromone traps; scouting for bud/fruit damage.

Recommended Traps

Chloridea virescens pheromone traps

Literature review

Semiochemical evidence

The cited publications support the exact compound-species relationship. Formulation, ratio, loading, release rate and field lifetime depend on a validated lure protocol and are not inferred here.

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