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 the ...

BROOKLET, GA--For decades, a small insect created big problems for cotton farmers. Now it looks like the boll weevil is gone from Georgia fields. Farmers say the solution didn't come quickly or ...

LITTLE ROCK, Ark.(AP) — A tiny pest that has caused billions of dollars in damage to cotton fields nationwide has nearly been eradicated from Arkansas fields, officials said. Danny Kizer, executive ...

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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 ...

ENTERPRISE, Ala. (WTVY) - The city of Enterprise is the only place in the world with a monument dedicated to a pest. The monument isn’t heralding the bug itself but the prosperity it brought when it ...

Battles and watchful monitoring continue, but the Boll Weevil Eradication Program is winning with the help of Texas A&M AgriLife and the Department of Entomology in the Texas A&M College of ...