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.

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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 ...

Native to Mexico, boll weevils first showed up in Texas in 1892. It’s unknown how they traveled north, as these beetles don’t fly very far. However, they spread quickly.

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 ...

The cotton boll weevil has been a pest for cotton farmers for more than a century and has been eradicated everywhere in the U.S. except the Rio Grande Valley in south Texas.

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 ...

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This Boll Weevil is taking residence at Enterprise Miniature Golf. The “Weveal” will be at 11 a.m. and will stream on the Weevil Way Facebook Page.

The University of Arkansas at Monticello Boll Weevils steamrolled to victory against the Arkansas Tech University Wonder Boys on Saturday night, 35-17. The UAM stands were packed as the home team ...

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 ...