Boll weevils plagued the cotton industry throughout much of the Cotton Belt for almost a century before entomologists and producers executed one of the most successful pest eradication programs in the ...
A handful of bullish Kansas senators bugged by a proposal intended to prevent beetle infestations that could devastate cotton crops bogged down a boll weevil bill late into the night. The bill, which ...
Boll weevil management remains a critical aspect of sustainable cotton agriculture worldwide, given the pest’s capacity to inflict severe yield losses by attacking reproductive structures of cotton ...
Oct. 22—HARLINGEN — Drive through the Valley, and you can spot them everywhere, the lime green bottles used to trap cotton growers' biggest nemesis, the boll weevil. A small army of inspectors in ...
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- The battle against the pesky boll weevil -- an insect that damages cotton crops -- may have gotten a legislative boost Tuesday. Without debate, the Senate voted 32-0 for ...
BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Restrictions are being applied for all cotton harvest equipment traveling into Louisiana to avoid the reintroduction of an invasive pest. The boll weevil was ...
It’s a little late in 2024 to compose an "in and out" list. Baby reveals are apparently in. Swag is in. So are press-on nails. The outs? Supposedly podcasts. (Really?) Mullets (I thought they already ...
Battles and watchful monitoring continue, but the Boll Weevil Eradication Program is winning with the help of Texas A&M AgriLife and the Department of Entomology in the Texas A&M College of ...