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