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1. Aphid

   Close-up, color photo of a cotton aphid.

   http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/transportation/story2/aphidpage.htm

   
   

2. Benerito, Ruth

   Read the biography of this woman scientist and professor who developed easy-care cotton fabric.

   http://web.mit.edu/invent/iow/benerito.html

   
   

3. Boll Weevil

   See some photos of this cotton-loving insect and find out why it is a menace to the cotton industry.

   http://www.ivyhall.district96.k12.il.us/4th/kkhp/1insects/bollweevil.html

   
   

4. Bugslinger

   Find out how tiny wasps can help protect an important U.S. crop by attacking cotton aphids.

   http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/kids/transportation/story2/bugslingerstory.htm

   
   

5. Cotton's Journey

   Watch cotton grow in a series of photographs, read about its history, and find out how it is processed.

   http://www.cottonsjourney.com/

   
   

6. Cotton: From Field to Fabric- National Cotton Council

   Learn about cotton and the steps for growing and processing it. From the National Cotton Council of America.

   http://www.cotton.org/pubs/cottoncounts/fieldtofabric/

   
   

7. @Whitney, Eli

   Invented the cotton gin and pioneered mass production methods.

   /directory/Science-and-Nature/Machines/Inventions/Inventors/Whitney--Eli

   
   

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