Bad Bugs Of Summer

摘要

Protect yield and quality from cotton insect pests.The boll weevil was a legendary cotton pest that tortured farmers for years. "Wanted" posters featuring the insect's "mug shot" adorned the walls of many farm offices in South Texas. And songs were even written about the insect, including Brook Benton'sversion in 1961. In this adaptation, the boll weevil taunts the farmer, "You better sell your old machines. 'Cause when I'm through with your cotton, you can't even buy gasoline." The boll weevil wreaked destruction of epic proportions on a cotton crop.Thanks to the Boll Weevil Eradication Program, this pest is not longer the nightmare that it once was. Many younger-generation cotton farmers have never seen a live boll weevil. Although this pest has faded away, others have stepped in and must be monitored and controlled to protect cotton yields and quality.