Source: SOUTHEAST FARM PRESS, 7/19/15

One male Helicoverpa armigera, also known as the old world bollworm, was collected in a Cooperative Agricultural Pest Survey pheromone trap in a field in Bradenton, Fla., June 17, according to the Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.  This is the first time the serious agricultural pest has been detected in the U.S. outside of port interceptions.

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