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The insect is sprayed with a pesticide which kills them.
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For boll weevils to go without food during hibernation and to survive the winter, they must undergo certain physiological changes (entering a state of diapause). Major changes in the boll weevil's body must include accumulation of excess body fat, a reduction in water content, and cessation of reproduction.
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Each boll contains about 30 seeds, and up to 500 000 fibres of cotton. Each fibre grows its full length in 3 weeks and for the following 4-7 weeks each fiber gets thicker as layers of cellulose build up the cell walls. ... While this is happening the boll matures and in about 10 weeks after flowering it splits open.
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The weevil is a pest which primarily attacks flowers and bolls. A boll weevil can destroy the cotton lint with its feces and consume the cotton seeds. There is currently an eradication program for the boll weevil.
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www-plb.ucdavis.edu/labs/rost/cotton/leaves/pests.html
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The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, ... The physical condition of weevils that initiate diapause at different times of the season appears to be a major determinant of the timings of emergence the following spring/summer, with the assumption that diapause is a metabolite-mediated and hormonally controlled system,
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aesrg.tamu.edu/Cotton/SurvEmerg.htm
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The Boll Weevil In Mississippi: Gone, But Not Forgotten ... How did the boll weevil get to Mississippi? ... Although the boll weevil has been successfully eradicated from Mississippi cotton fields, it must never be forgotten! Both cotton growers and scouts must remain aware of how to identify boll weevils and the damage...
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boll weevil or cotton boll weevil (bōl) [key], cotton-eating weevil, or snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis. Probably of Mexican ... Adults are also controlled by elimination of field litter, especially cotton stalks, in which they overwinter. Short-season cotton, bred to mature early, escapes much damage from weevil larvae.
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About $70 million is spent annually to control the boll weevil, but the pest still causes an estimated $200 million in crop losses each year. In recent years, these figures may have increased by 50 percent. A new control strategy is imperative because cotton cannot be grown profitably unless the weevil is controlled.
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www.txbollweevil.org/Program_information/History.htm
www.txbollweevil.org/Program_information/History.htm
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