If done properly, raising cotton does not harm soil any more than any other crop. As with any crop, good stewardship of the farmland is critical. That means the farmer must always consider soil conservation, soil compaction, potential for nutrient depletion, pollution prevention, and many other factors.
Boll weevils are harmful to the cotton plant. Also birds and Spiders are harmful to them. White flies cover the cotton balls in a sticky liquid called "honeydew" that is expensive to get off. They also suck the sap out of them. Bollworm, pink bollworm, and lygus bug are some more.
The Cotton requires mass amounts of nutrients and sucks it from the soil, which is why farmers usually use crop rotation when producing cotton
cattipilarsand boll weevils
The recommended SPF level for a cotton shirt to protect against harmful UV rays is at least SPF 30.
bollworm, pink bollworm, lygus bug
it uses more insecticides than any other crop that is grown
White flies, certain spiders, and birds.
The Cotton Gin... It was intended to help the South produce cotton, it really helped the spread of slavery. :(
Cotton is a natural product, made from renewable resources and so is environmentally friendly - compared to other clothing materials. However, cotton is very intensively farmed and is hugely consumptive of water and so it can, depending on where it is grown, be environmentally unfriendly.
Cotton plants require masive amounts of nutrients and they suck all the nutrients from the soil, what has been done to keep the soil useful is cotton farmers have begun crop rotating.
Organic Cotton Dots & Roses Duvet is made from 100% organic cotton using low eco-impact dyes. It is Eco-tex certified, so you can be sure it does not contain chemicals harmful to human health or the environment..
Insects can be very harmful to cotton in a variety of ways. These include:Eating the leaves and stems of cotton plants reducing the overall yield.Spreading disease and insects through their saliva and feces.Damaging the fibers of the cotton reducing the quality of the fabric.Insects can also harm cotton indirectly by competing for resources with the cotton plants including nutrient uptake and pollination. In addition some insects such as aphids can act as a vector for plant viruses which can cause serious damage to the cotton crop.