Thwarting One of Cotton's Nemeses
There's not much good to be said for the pink bollworm, cotton's most destructive pest, except that it is being controlled to cut crop damage.
Scientists have developed strategies, such as increasing native populations of predatory insects and pest-resistant cotton varieties.
Thanks to research, growers today can also use cultural practices such as early plowdown of harvested cotton to break up stalks and bury overwintering pink bollworms. ...