Pinkie's Banishment.

From: Farm Journal | Date: December 29, 2004| Author: Henderson, Pam | Copyright information

Byline: Pam Henderson

Songs haven't been written about the pink bollworm. It's unlikely monuments will be erected to mark its eventual passing. But if and when it finally meets a Boll Weevil-like end, no one will be happier than Clyde Sharp.

As president of the Arizona Cotton Growers, he's campaigned tirelessly for eradication of the pest he calls "pinkie." As a producer in Yuma County, near Roll, he has seen cotton crops devastated by the devious pink larvae...

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