boll weevil in the Oxford-Paravia Italian Dictionary

Translations for boll weevil in the English»Italian Dictionary

boll weevil in the PONS Dictionary

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

English
In the early 20th century, the spread of the boll weevil devastated many southern cotton crops and turned thousands of workers out of the fields.
en.wikipedia.org
Victims were the scapegoats for peoples' attempts to control agriculture, labor and education as well as disasters such as the boll weevil.
en.wikipedia.org
Known economic push factors played a role in migration, such as the emergence of a split labor market and agricultural distress from the boll weevil destruction of cotton economy.
en.wikipedia.org
The cotton boll weevil is an agricultural pest that can cause significant economic damage if not controlled.
en.wikipedia.org
The city continued to prosper in this way well into the 1940s, although cotton production suffered during the infestation of the boll weevil in the early 20th century.
en.wikipedia.org
On that day vandals ripped the boll weevil out of the statue's hands and permanently damaged the statue.
en.wikipedia.org
The arrival of boll weevil infestation sharply reduced acreage, and especially yields.
en.wikipedia.org
Cotton and tobacco prices collapsed in 1920 following overproduction and the boll weevil pest wiped out the sea island cotton crop in 1921.
en.wikipedia.org
Cotton production in the region declined in the 20th century due to soil depletion, the boll weevil, and social changes in the region.
en.wikipedia.org
He managed to maintain his farm even through the natural disasters such as the boll weevil epidemic and the collapse of cotton prices.
en.wikipedia.org

Would you like to add some words, phrases or translations?

Submit a new entry.

Browse the dictionary

English

Look up "boll weevil" in other languages


Choose your language Deutsch | български | Ελληνικά | English | Español | Français | Italiano | Polski | Português | Русский | Slovenščina | Srpski
Browse the dictionaries
Most popular