boll weevil

     

The boll weevil (Anthonomus granis) is a beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters, which feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central America, it migrated into the US from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all US cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the industry and the people working there and traumatizing the people of the American south. During the late 20th century it became a serious pest in South America as well. Since 1978, the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in the US has allowed full-scale cultivation to resume in many regions.

Trivia about boll weevil

  • It wasn't until about 1890 that this pest invaded the U.S. & ruined cotton crops
  • This cotton pest 1st reached the U.S. at Brownsville, TX around 1892
  • When destroying cotton seed pods, the snout beetle is more commonly known by this name
  • Enterprise, Ala. boasts a statue of this pest, which inspired it to plant peanuts instead of cotton
  • A statue of a gal holding one of these bugs in Enterprise, Ala. praises it for pushing the town to try new crops
  • This snout beetle reached Texas from Mexico around 1890 & spread into most cotton-growing areas of the U.S.
  • This desctructive beetle spread into Texas in 1892
  • In the 1920s, this insect devastated South Carolina's cotton industry
  • Seen here on cotton, it can be a threat to crops in the southern United States
  • Since entering the U.S. from Mexico in the 1890s, it's cost the cotton industry billions upon billions of dollars

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