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 ...

A boll weevil sits perched inside a cotton plant. An eradication program has been active in Texas since 1993. Some experts predict the boll weevil will be eradicated nationwide within four to five ...

Boll weevils don't hibernate during winter in the subtropics but actually remain active, feeding on orange, grapefruit and other plants, according to a scientist studying this infamous cotton pest.

Starting in 1892, the boll weevil began to spread gradually through the cotton-growing region of the United States, infesting all such areas by 1922. As a result, total cotton production fell as much ...

Now that the boll-weevil army, which crossed the Rio Grande some twenty years ago, has reached the walls of the North Carolina mountains, and during its long march has changed the economic life of the ...

Misidentifying boll weevils caught in pheromone traps could be easier to avoid, thanks to a new DNA fingerprinting method. Misidentifying boll weevils caught in pheromone traps could be easier to ...

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