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The boll weevil is an invasive pest that infests cotton plants in the South. Conservative, southern Democrats were sometimes called Boll Weevils in the 1930s and 1940s.

Boll weevils still cling to around 20% of the cotton acres in the Lower Rio Grande Valley along the river. But 30 to 40 years ago, it was a major problem plaguing millions of acres spanning the ...

An Alabama town honors the boll weevil 04:52. In the center of Enterprise, Alabama, there's an intersection honoring an insect. "We are one of the few cities in the world where you have, in the ...

ROBSTOWN, Tex. - When Charles Niemann started farming in 1960, he knew the threat of the cotton boll weevil made his livelihood risky. He treated his fields in South Texas with pesticide every few ...

Shane learns how the boll weevil became an icon in Enterprise, Alabama. Over an ice cream with Historian Laponce Harrison, Shane learns the boll weevil’s history – and how this insect became ...

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - If there is one thing Enterprise is known for, it’s their Weevils! The boll weevil, the real life beetle, came to the United States from Mexico around the early 1890s ...