COTTON BOLLWORM: ASPECTS OF BIOLOGY AND MONITORING IN GRAIN FODDER CROPS FAM. POACEA (LITERATURE REVIEW)

Abstract

According to the literature data the cotton bollworm is one of the most dangerous pests of agricultural crops, causing crop losses of up to 55.0–60.0 %. In the article foreign, Russian and domestic publications on distribution, biology, harmfulness and monitoring of the cotton bollworm – Helicoverpa armigera Hbn. are analyzed. It has been established that due to the wide distribution of the cotton bollworm in Russia, Poland, Ukraine, optimal agro-climatic conditions, should expect pest development in 1–2 generations in the Gomel, Grodno and Brest regions.