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cotton boll worm, boll weevil [ˌbəʊlˈwiːvl] N
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- Cotton farming became even more of an uphill struggle with the onset of the cotton boll weevil.en.wikipedia.org
- In addition, the boll weevil infestation ruined much of the cotton industry in the early 20th century.en.wikipedia.org
- Some of these species cause significant damage, such as the boll weevil, which feeds on cotton buds and flowers.en.wikipedia.org
- Severe weather conditions, complicated by an infestation of the boll weevil caused a steady decline in the population.en.wikipedia.org
- 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
- 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
- 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
- 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
- He subsequently identified several other alternative host plants (including the weevil's likely original host) that have proved critical to the understanding of boll weevil ecology.en.wikipedia.org
- They had been chiefly sharecroppers and laborers, although some were landowners pushed out by the boll weevil disaster.en.wikipedia.org
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