The Cotton-boll Weevil
Fig. 172. Adult Cotton-Boll
Weevil Enlarged
So far as known, the cotton-boll weevil, an insect which is a native of
the tropics, crossed the Rio Grande River into Texas in 1891 and 1892.
It settled in the cotton fields around Brownsville. Since then it has
widened its destructive area until now it has invaded the whole
territory shown by the map on page 177.
Source: Agriculture for Beginners
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