Budworms

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Budworms are pest insects that cause significant problems for cotton farmers in Georgia. Through advances in genetic engineering, scientists have developed a cotton plant resistant to budworms and other pests, including bollworms and spider mites.

Courtesy of Agricultural Research Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture

Budworms

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