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boll weevilSmall American beetle Anthonomus grandis of the weevil group. The female lays her eggs in the unripe pods or ‘bolls’ of the cotton plant, and on these the larvae feed, causing great destruction. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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With fewer sprays needed to control worms, plus the virtual eradication of the boll weevil, other insect species have been quick to fill the void. rice is grown in fields that once grew cotton, which depends on arsenic-based chemicals to kill boll weevils and remove its leaves before harvesting. ``When government uses its coercive power to intervene in the free marketplace, agriculture can discover something worse to contend with than the corn borer or the boll weevil. |
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