BOLL WEEVIL
Adult boll weevil feeding on a cotton square
Exposed boll weevil larva inside square
Feeding and eggs punctures by boll weevil
Boll weevil life cycle

COTTON FLEAHOPPER
Adult cotton fleahoppper
Cotton fleahoppper nymph(immature)
Adult cotton fleahopper and exposed eggs
Cotton fleahopper life cycle

BOLLWORM AND TOBACCO BUDWORM
Adult bollworm
Adult tobacco budworm
Bollworm egg and small larva
Color variation in bollworm and tobacco budworm larvae
Bollworm egg
Freshly laid bollworm egg on cotton square
Bollworm damage to square showing flared bracts and brownish excrement (frass)
Large bollworm boll damage
Boll rot after bollworm damage
Bollworm and Tobacco budworm life cycle

BEET ARMYWORM
Beet armyworm adult
Beet armyworm larva
Beet armyworm egg mass
Beet armyworm foliage damage
Beet armyworm life cylce

BROWN COTTON LEAFWORM
Brown cotton leafworm adult
Brown cotton leafworm larva
Brown cotton leafworm life cycle

CABBAGE LOOPER
Cabbage looper adult
Cabbage looper larva
Foliage damage by cabbage looper
Cabbage looper life cycle

COTTON APHID
Cotton aphid on underside of leaf showing dark green and pale yellow coloration
Sooty mold growing on honeydew excreted by cotton aphyd
Cotton aphid life cycle

COTTON LEAFWORM
Cotton leafworm adult (large tan moth)
Cotton leafworm larva
Bluish-green coloration of a newly liad Cotton leafworm egg
Cotton leafworm larva forming a flimsy cocoon
Typical skeletonizing of leaf by Cotton leafworm
Cotton leafworm life cycle

COTTON LEAFPERFORATOR
Small, white cotton leafperforator adult
Cotton leafperforator larva
Cotton leafperforator damage showing leaf surface feeding and leaf mining
Free feeding of cotton leafperforator larvae
Slender, white cocoon of the cotton leafperforator at the base of a cotton plant
Cotton leafperforator life cycle

COTTON SQUARE BORER
Cotton square borer adult
Cotton square borer larva
Cotton square borer life cycle

COTTON STAINER
Cotton Strainer adult

CUTWORMS
Cutworm (Agrotis spp.) adult
Cutworm larva damage
Cutworms life cycle

FALL ARMYWORM
Fall armyworm larva
Fall armyworm life cycle

GRASSHOPPERS
Grasshopper feeding on cotton
Reduced stand from grasshopper damage
Grasshopper life cycle

TARNISHED PLANT BUG
Tarnished plant bug adult and nymph
Tarnished plant bug adult
Tarnished plant bug life cycle

OMNIVOROUS LEAFROLLER
Omnivorous leafroller life cycle

PINK BOLLWORM
Pink bollworm larva
Pink bollworm exit holes left before pupation
Pink bollworm lint damage and associated boll rot
Pink bollworm life cycle

SALTMARSH CATERPILLAR
Saltmarsh caterpillar view of the world from a cotton seeding
Saltmarsh caterpillar egg mass
Saltmarsh caterpillar life cycle

SPIDER MITES
Spider mites on underside of leaf
Leaf yellowing along midveins as evidence of spider mites
Leaf reddening caused by spider mite feeding
Spider mite life cycle

STINK BUGS
Green stink bug adult
Conchuela stink bug nymph
Stink bug eggs
Stink bug boll feeding (dark spots)
Stink bug life cycle

THRIPS
Thrips adult
Thrips damage causes upward curl of leaves
Destruction of terminal bud caused by severe thrips damage
Thrips life cycle

WHITEFLIES
Adult whitefly and nyphs (dark colored)
Whiteflies on underside of leaf
Whitefly life cycle

YELLOW-STRIPED ARMYWORM
Yellow-striped armyworm adult
Yellow-striped armyworm larva
Yellow-striped armyworm life cycle

MINUTE PIRATE BUGS
Minute pirate bug feeding on small bollworm larva

BIGEYED BUGS
Bigeyed bug nymph feeding on bollworm egg

ANTS
Red imported fire ant attacking a bollworm

LADY BEETLES
Convergent lady beetle feeding on bollworm egg

COTTON FLEAHOPPERS
Cotton fleahopper feeding on bollworm egg

GREEN LACEWINGS
Green lacewing larva feeding on bollworm egg

DAMSEL BUGS
Damsel bug feeding on bollworm

ASSASSIN BUGS
Leafhopper assassin bug feeding on bollworm

SPIDERS
STRIPED IYNX
Striped lynx spider

CELER CRAB SPIDER
Celer cra spider

WINTER SPIDER
Winter spider feecing on bollworm

STAR-BELLIED ORB WEAVER
Star-bellied orb weaver

GREY DOTTED SPIDER
Grey dotted spider

BLACKLAND WHITE JUMPING SPIDER
Black and white jumping spider feeding on adult boll weevil

LONG JAWED ORB WEAVER
Long jawed weaver

RIDGEFACED CRAB SPIDER

Ridgefaced crab spider feeding on cotton fleahopper

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