Tuesday, December 31, 2013

This weevil is proving very hard to destroy

This weevil is proving very hard to destroy



This weevil is proving very hard to destroy. At present there seem but few ways to fight it. One is to grow cotton that will mature too early for the weevils to do it much harm. A second is to kill as many weevils as possible by burning the homes that shelter them in winter.



Fig. 178. A Cotton Boll with Feeding-Holes
of Weevil, and Bearing Three Specimens
of the Insect




Fig. 179. The Mexican
Cotton-Boll Weevil, showing Structure



Source: Agriculture for Beginners

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