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The presence of beneficial insects such as the lady bird beetles on this cotton bloom are testimony to the benefit of reduced pesticide use as a result of the boll weevil eradication program.

Courtesy of Agricultural Research Service. Photograph by Rob Flynn

Cotton Flower

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