Orange and grapefruit flesh can sustain adult boll weevils for as long as 8 months, which is more than long enough to see them through the cotton-free winter ...

The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The boll weevil feeds on cotton buds and flowers.

Weevils in this category include the rice weevil, granary weevil and maize weevil. Their diet consists of items like pasta, flour, cereal and rice. What do ...

24 янв. 2024 г. · They grow in cereal grains such as corn, wheat, oats, rye, buckwheat, and rice. They also feed on legumes (such as beans and peas), nuts, and ...

22 авг. 2022 г. · Nearly all of them eat plants. Larvae develop inside plant structures and different species develop in different parts- roots, stems, leaves, fruits, seeds, ...

28 нояб. 2008 г. · Boll weevils don't hibernate during winter in the subtropics but actually remain active, feeding on orange, grapefruit and other plants.

17 мая 2017 г. · This particular beetle, and its hunger for cotton, was powerful enough to forge an unprecedented partnership between farmers, legislators and scientists.

11 дек. 2013 г. · The boll weevil feeds on cotton pollen, but does its damage by laying eggs on cotton flower buds, called “squares,” or on the young developing cotton boll.

In addition to the use of malathion, control programs include early destruction of cotton stalks, cleanup of hibernating areas, seed treatments, early planting, ...