Arizona Science explores the latest scientific research and technological innovations taking place in Southern Arizona and at the University of Arizona.
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Episode 173: Using Science to Eliminate a Stubborn Agricultural Pest
One of Arizona's cultural and economic touchstones is cotton, and one of the biggest jobs for agriculture scientists is eliminating threats to the crop's health. University of Arizona entomologist Bruce Tabashnik led a group that successfully eradicated the pink bollworm, an insect which had plagued cotton growers for a hundred years.