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A Scout's Guide to Basic Cotton Terminology - http://ipm.ncsu.edu/cotton/glossary/glossary.html
Glossary of technical terms used when discussing cotton and its pests.

APHIS: Boll Weevil Eradication - http://www.aphis.usda.gov/publications/plant_health/content/printable_version/faq_boll_weevil_07.pdf
Provides information about U.S. boll weevil eradication programs in question and answer format.

Bacterial Blight of Cotton - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Cotton/cdin3/cdin3.htm
Sometimes called angular leaf spot, this destructive disease is caused by Xanthomonas campestris. Information on the symptoms, disease impact and management.

Biological Control of Cotton Wilts - http://www.bspp.org.uk/icpp98/5.2/2.html
Article describing research in China into the successful use of micro-organisms to control the soil-borne diseases caused by Fusarium and Verticillium wilts.

Boll Weevil: Anthonomus grandis grandis - http://www.gaipm.org/top50/bollweevil.html
Photographs and information on the damage caused by this pest, its life cycle and control measures.

Cotton : Insects - http://www.gaipm.org/id/cottoni.html
Descriptions and images of common cotton insects

Cotton Diseases - http://www.gaipm.org/id/cottond.html
Photographs and information on boll rot, nematodes, fusarium wilt and seedling diseases.

Cotton Insect Control Guide - http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p0343.pdf
Mississippi State University Extension Service pest management guidelines for producers.

Cotton Nematode Management - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/NG015
Information on the species that attack cotton and their diagnosis and management, including nematicides recommended for this crop.

Cotton Pest Management Guidelines - http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PMG/selectnewpest.cotton.html
Provides an integrated pest management program from planting through to harvesting with information on the control of many diseases, insects, mites, nematodes and weeds.

Cotton Seedling Disease Control - http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p0802.htm
Describes the more important problems, outlines seed and soil treatments and the preventative measures to be taken before or at planting time.

Cotton Seedling Diseases - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Cotton/cdin1/cdin1.htm
Several species of fungi can cause damage to seedlings. This article provides photographs and information on environmental factors and seedling disease management.

Cotton Stem Canker - http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/pp/notes/Cotton/cdin2/cdin2.htm
Information on this disease, also known as wet weather blight or ascochyta blight, caused by Phoma exigua, its symptoms, environment factors, impact and management.

Diseases of Cotton - http://ag.arizona.edu/PLP/plpext/diseases/agronomic/cotton/cotton.htm
Deals with the common fungal, bacterial, viral and nematode diseases that affect Gossypium barbadense and Gossypium hirsutum.

Fusarium Wilt of Cotton - http://www.invasive.org/browse/subject.cfm?sub=9424
Several photographs of Fusarium oxysporum affecting cotton plants.

Fusarium Wilt: Fusarium oxysporum sp. vasinfectum - http://www.forestryimages.org/browse/subimages.cfm?SUB=9424
Photograph of lesions on the stems of cotton plants.

Government : EPA Safety Standards - http://www.epa.gov/pesticides/safety/workers/PART170.htm#170.102
Rights and responsibilities when working in pesticide environment

Insect Management in Cotton - http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/IG059
Describes thresholds above which treatment of the crop is advised, and the available pesticides and their restrictions.

List of Cotton Diseases - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_cotton_diseases
Catalog of diseases that affect this crop from Wikipedia, including bacterial, fungal, parasitic nematodes and viral diseases.

Scout Smart - http://www.scout-smart.com/
Information and learning materials provided by The Bayer Corporation.

Services: Evergreen FS Crop Scouting - http://www.evergreen-fs.com/
Crop Scouting and Consulting services

Software: Scout Master for Cotton - http://aesrg.tamu.edu/Software/ScoutMaster.htm
Downloadable software for managing data/records from scouting and crop consulting.

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