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Britannica online encyclopedia article on boll weevil (insect), (Anthonomus grandis), the most serious cotton pest in North America, a beetle of the insect family Curculionidae (order Coleoptera). ... For a definition of "boll weevil (insect)", visit Merriam-Webster.
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Boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) ... Back to topic: beetle (insect) next ... Boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) [Credits : Harry Rogers]
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The adult boll weevil is about 1⁄4 inch long. ... However, this insect is still of considerable economic importance because Tennessee growers pay significant assessment fees annually in support of eradication efforts. Boll weevils cause damage by feeding on the fruit-ing structures of the cotton plant.
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Classification and Description: — The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), belongs to a group of beetles characterized by having an elongated snout ... Although adults can temporarily feed and persist on the pollen of some other plants, this insect is only capable of reproduction on cotton.
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May 14, 2004 ... Intensive use of broad-spectrum insecticides for boll-weevil control often caused outbreaks of other insect pests, because these ...
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The Boll Weevil, Anthonomus grandis grandis, is a major pest of cotton that feed on fruiting forms, leaf petioles, and terminal growth. They begin feeding on the terminals and leaf petioles, and then lay eggs in the cotton squares and later in the bolls. ... Southern Insect Management Research Unit Site Logo...
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Boll weevils produce several generations each year between spring and fall before hibernating over the winter. A native insect of Mexico and Central America ...
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Facts: The boll weevil is a hard-shelled, grayish to brown, long-legged beetle, about 1/4 inch long with a slender snout, and two spurs on the inside of each front leg. Larvae are white crescent-shaped grubs found inside cotton squares.
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University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service Cotton Insect Management - Boll Weevil - The adult boll weevil overwinters near cotton fields in wooded areas, along ditch banks, and around old houses or similar areas that have ground debris to protect them. ... Back to Cotton Insect Management...
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