Abstract
The seed pods of three malvaceous plants, Montezuma speciosissima (maga), Thespesia populnea (emajagüilla), and Abelmoschus esculentus (okra, or guingambó) were found to be important host plants of the pink bollworm in that they provide a continuous food supply for breeding during the dead season of cotton production. Several other plant species were attacked, namely. Abeloschus abelmoschus (algalia), Hibiscus sabidariffa (vina), Hibiscus trilobus, Hibiscus bifurcatus (buenas tardes), Abutilon hirtum (buenos días), and Althaea rosea (hollyhock, or varilla de San José). None of these species, however, is sufficiently numerous to be of any importance.Downloads
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