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The boll weevil is a type of beetle that feeds and develops only on cotton plants, and closely related plants. This ends up destroying crops and large plantations in the 1800's, and even to this day.

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How did the boll weevil affect Georgia during the depression?

Farmers lost a lot of money and cotton


How did the boll weevil affect Georgia during the great depression?

Farmers lost a lot of money and cotton


How does boll weevil destroy the cotton plant?

The boll weevil has this big snout and it uses it to bite the top of the cotton plant. Then it licks out the cotton until it has no more cotton inside the ball. The boll weevil larvae and pupal do the same thing but they have to get help from the adult boll weevil to eat the top og the cotton plant.


What insects eat cotton?

The boll weevil is the most notorious of the insects. There is actually a statue to the boll weevil in Enterprise Alabama. This insect was so destructive that the state paid the farmers to diversify out of cotton production.


What is a boll weevil?

The Bool Weevil is a small beetle that eats cotton plants.


An insect that destroys cotton crops?

The Boll Weevil


What is an example sentence for boll weevil?

The boll weevil ruined the cotton crops.


How does the boll of weevil destroy the cotton plant?

It eats the cotton.


What were the effects of the drought and boil weevil on cotton production in 1920 Georgia?

In 1920, Georgia experienced significant challenges in cotton production due to both drought and the boll weevil infestation. The drought severely limited water supply, hampering cotton growth and yield, while the boll weevil devastated cotton crops by feeding on the bolls, leading to substantial losses. Together, these factors contributed to a dramatic decline in cotton output, adversely affecting the livelihoods of farmers and the state's economy. The combination of environmental stress and pest damage marked a critical point in Georgia's agricultural history.


How does a boll weevil destroy cotton?

it eats up all the cotton


What are other pest of cotton?

Boll weevil,


What dangerous the crop cotton?

Boll weevil