Boll weevil
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Class: Insecta Order: Coleoptera Family: Curculionidae Genus: Anthonomus Species: A. grandis
Binomial name
Anthonomus grandis Boheman, 1843

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Boll weevil

The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch). The insect crossed the Rio Grande near Brownsville, Texas to enter the United States from Mexico in 1892 and reached southeastern Alabama in 1915. It remains the most destructive cotton pest in North America. By the mid 1920s it had entered all cotton growing regions in the U.S. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (1360x1528, 1475 KB) File links The following pages on the English Wikipedia link to this file (pages on other projects are not listed): Boll weevil Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/November-2006 Wikipedia:Featured picture candidates/Image:Anthonomus grandis. ... For other uses, see Scientific classification (disambiguation). ... Animalia redirects here. ... Subphyla and Classes Subphylum Trilobitomorpha Trilobita - trilobites (extinct) Subphylum Chelicerata Arachnida - spiders,scorpions, etc. ... Orders See taxonomy Insects are invertebrates that are taxonomically referred to as the class Insecta. ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Wikispecies has information related to: Coleoptera Beetles are the most diverse group of insects. ... Subgroups See Subgroups of Curculionidae. ... Alternate meaning: Boll weevil (politics) Binomial name Anthonomus grandis Boheman, 1843 The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a beetle measuring an average length of six millimeters (¼ inch). ... In biology, binomial nomenclature is the formal method of naming species. ... Boheman Carl Henrik Boheman (July 10, 1796 - November 2, 1868 was a Swedish entomologist. ... GFDL Wikispecies logo File links The following pages link to this file: Solanaceae Species Asterias Homo (genus) Human Wikipedia:Template messages/Links Wikipedia:Template messages/All Homo floresiensis User talk:Tuneguru Template:Wikispecies Categories: GFDL images ... Wikispecies is a sister project supported by the Wikimedia Foundation that anybody can edit with a great potential use to students and researchers. ... Suborders Adephaga Archostemata Myxophaga Polyphaga See subgroups of the order Coleoptera Wikispecies has information related to: Coleoptera Beetles are the most diverse group of insects. ... A millimetre (American spelling: millimeter), symbol mm is an SI unit of length that is equal to one thousandth of a metre. ... An inch (plural: inches; symbol or abbreviation: in or, sometimes, ″ - a double prime) is the name of a unit of length in a number of different systems, including English units, Imperial units, and United States customary units. ... Río Bravo redirects here. ... Brownsville is a city in Cameron County, Texas, United States. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Cotton ready for harvest. ... World map showing North America A satellite composite image of North America. ...

On December 11, 1919, the citizens of Enterprise, Alabama erected a monument to the boll weevil, the pest that devastated their fields but forced residents to end their dependence on cotton and to pursue mixed farming and manufacturing. Enterprise is a city located in Coffee County, Alabama. ... When the citizens of Enterpirse, Alabama erected a monument to the boll weevil it was, and still is the only monument to an agricultural pest. ...

The infestation led to the introduction of the peanut, an alternative crop popularized by the Tuskegee Institute's George Washington Carver. Peanut cultivation not only returned vital nutrients to soils depleted by cotton cultivation, but also proved a successful cash crop for local farmers. Binomial name Arachis hypogaea L. The peanut, or groundnut (Arachis hypogaea) is a species in the legume family Fabaceae native to South America. ... There is also the Tuskegee Airmen, a corps of African-American military pilots trained there during World War II Tuskegee University is an American institution of higher learning located in Tuskegee, Alabama. ... George Washington Carver, 1906 George Washington Carver (c. ... In agriculture, a cash crop is a crop which is grown for money. ...

By mid-1921, the boll weevil had entered South Carolina. In a 1939 interview for the Federal Writers' Project, South Carolina native Mose Austin recalled that his employer was adamant "He don't want nothin' but cotton planted on de place; dat he in debt and hafter raise cotton to git de money to pay wid." Austin let out a long guffaw before recounting, "De boll weevil come...and, bless yo' life, dat bug sho' romped on things dat fall." Austin remembered that the following spring, his employer insisted on planting cotton in spite of warnings from his wife, his employees, and government agricultural experts: Official language(s) English Capital Charleston(1670-1789) Columbia(1790-present) Largest city Columbia Largest metro area Greenville-Spartanburg-Anderson Area  Ranked 40th  - Total 34,726 sq mi (82,965 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 260 miles (420 km)  - % water 6  - Latitude 32°430N to 35... Poster advertising a Federal Writers Project publication. ...

De cotton come up and started to growin', and, suh, befo' de middle of May I looks down one day and sees de boll weevil settin' up dere in de top of dem little cotton stalks waitin' for de squares to fo'm. So all dat gewano us hauled and put down in 1922 made nuttin' but a crop of boll weevils.

"Always Agin It," Place Chapin, South Carolina, John L. Dove, interviewer, January 24, 1939. American Life Histories, 1936–1940

The next year, Austin's employer tried the same ill-fated experiment. Ultimately, the man lost his farm and moved with his disgruntled wife to California. Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ...

The boll weevil contributed to the economic woes of Southern farmers during the 1920s, a situation exacerbated by the Great Depression. The Great Depression was an economic downturn which started in 1929 and lasted through most of the 1930s. ...

Following World War II the development of new pesticides enabled farmers to again grow cotton as an economic crop, but at great expense and environmental risk. In 1978 a test was conducted in North Carolina to determine if it was feasible to eradicate the weevil from the growing areas. Based on the success of this, area wide programs were begun in the 1980s to eradicate them from whole regions. These are based on cooperative effort by all growers together with the assistance of the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). The program has been successful in eradicating weevils from Virginia and the Carolinas, Georgia, Florida, south Alabama, California, and Arizona. Efforts are ongoing to eradicate the weevil from the rest of the United States. Continued success is also based on prohibition of unauthorized cotton growing, outside of the program, and constant monitoring for any recurring outbreaks. Combatants Major Allied powers: United Kingdom France Soviet Union United States Republic of China and others Major Axis powers: Germany Italy Japan and others Commanders Winston Churchill Charles de Gaulle Joseph Stalin Franklin Roosevelt Chiang Kai-Shek Adolf Hitler Benito Mussolini Hideki Tojo Casualties Military dead: 17,000,000 Civilian... A cropduster spreading pesticide. ... Farmer spreading grasshopper bait in his alfalfa field. ... Official language(s) English Capital Raleigh Largest city Charlotte Area  Ranked 28th  - Total 53,865 sq mi (139,509 km²)  - Width 150 miles (240 km)  - Length 560[1] miles (901 km)  - % water 9. ... Official language(s) English Capital Richmond Largest city Virginia Beach Area  Ranked 35th  - Total 42,793 sq mi (110,862 km²)  - Width 200 miles (320 km)  - Length 430 miles (690 km)  - % water 7. ... There are several geographical locations named Carolina: Carolina, North America = Between 1663 and 1729 Carolina was the united and singular North American British colony of the Province of Carolina. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Official language(s) English Capital Montgomery Largest city Birmingham Area  Ranked 30th  - Total 52,419 sq mi (135,765 km²)  - Width 190 miles (306 km)  - Length 330 miles (531 km)  - % water 3. ... Official language(s) English Capital Sacramento Largest city Los Angeles Area  Ranked 3rd  - Total 158,302 sq mi (410,000 km²)  - Width 250 miles (400 km)  - Length 770 miles (1,240 km)  - % water 4. ... Official language(s) English Capital Phoenix Largest city Phoenix Area  Ranked 6th  - Total 113,998 sq mi (295,254 km²)  - Width 310 miles (500 km)  - Length 400 miles (645 km)  - % water 0. ...

Some entomologists believe that the success of the program is based just as much on the predation of the fire ants as on the human eradication efforts. Not to be confused with Etymology, the study of the origin of words. ... This snapping turtle is trying to make a meal of a Canada goose, but the goose is too wary. ... Binomial name Solenopsis invicta Buren, 1972 The red imported fire ant (Solenopsis invicta), or simply RIFA, is one of over 280 members of the widespread genus Solenopsis. ...

Popular music

Boll weevils are featured prominently in dozens of blues, country, and rock songs:

The band The Presidents of the United States of America did a song called Boll Weevil on their 1995 album The Presidents of the United States of America. The Presidents of the United States of America is a Seattle alternative rock band best known for their quirky, often nonsensical songs that defied the typical sound of most bands from the Pacific Northwest at the time. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Presidents of the United States of America (1995, see 1995 in music) is the first album released by The Presidents of the United States of America. ...

The band Indian Ocean did a song called Boll Weevil about harassment of tribals in India.

Buster Ezell performed a song called The Boll Weevil twice during the Fort Valley State College Folk Festival of 1941. Fort Valley is either: Fort Valley, Georgia, United States Fort Valley, Virginia, United States Category: ...

Respected Folk/Blues musician Huddie Ledbetter (aka Leadbelly) wrote a song known as The Boll Weevil, or alternatively, De Ballet of De Boll Weevil. Leadbelly (January 29, 1885 - December 6, 1949) was an influential blues singer and guitarist. ... Leadbelly, also known as Lead Belly (born Huddie William Ledbetter; January 20, 1889 (although this is debatable) - December 6, 1949), was an American folk and blues musician, notable for his clear and forceful singing, his virtuosity on the twelve string guitar, and the rich songbook of folk standards he introduced. ...

Shocking Blue's album At Home from 1969 features a song named Boll Weevil. This song was also covered by Detroit band The White Stripes on numerous concert occasions. Shocking Blue: Robbie, Klaasje, Mariska, Cor Shocking Blue was a Dutch rock band from The Hague that existed from 1967 to 1974. ... At Home may refer to one of the following albums: At Home, by Shocking Blue At Home, by Cherish the Ladies At Home (2004), by Avishai Cohen Category: ... The White Stripes are an American rock music duo from Detroit, composed of Jack White on guitar, piano, lead vocals and songwriting, and Meg White on drums, percussion and vocals. ...

Brook Benton made the insect a popular derogatory through his album, The Boll Weevil Song And 11 Other Great Hits. Here the reference to the boll weevil becomes a person looking for home or another person for subsistence. Brooke Benton is an African-American singer. ...

The singer Elvis Presley made a reference to a Boll Weevil in his song “Little Sister.” Elvis Aron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), often known simply as Elvis and also called The King of Rock n Roll or simply The King, was an American singer, musician and actor. ...

Tina Turner scornfully described the subject of the song "Funkier Than a Mosquito's Tweeter" (later recorded by both Nina Simone and Nikka Costa) as having "a mouth like a herd of boll weevils." Tina Turner (born Anna Mae Bullock on November 26, 1939) is a Grammy Award-winning American pop/rock singer, Buddhist and occasional actress. ... Nina Simone (February 21, 1933–April 21, 2003), was an American singer, songwriter, pianist, and civil rights activist. ... Nikka Costa (born Domenica Costa, June 4, 1972), is an American singer whose music combines elements of funk, soul, and blues, among other genres. ...

Woody Guthrie sang "Boll weevil Song" in a recording session for Alan Lomax on March 21 1940. This does not cite its references or sources. ... Lomax playing guitar, sometime between 1938 and 1950 Alan Lomax (January 31, 1915 – July 19, 2002) was an important American folklorist and musicologist. ...

The North Mississippi Allstars recorded a "Mississippi Boll Weevil" on their 2006 album Electric blue Watermelon.

Rock band Clutch made a reference to a Boll Weevil in the song "Rock n' Roll Outlaw." Rear side of a Ford V6 engine, looking at the clutch housing on the flywheel Single, dry, clutch friction disc. ...

Fusion band Indian Ocean recorded a song "Boll Weevil" on their Desert Rain Album. It is a song of resistance.

Tom Lehrer's song "I Wanna Go Back to Dixie" refers to the Deep South as "The land of the boll weevil/Where the laws are medieval" Tom Lehrer in 1960. ... The Middle Ages formed the middle period in a traditional schematic division of European history into three ages: the classical civilization of Antiquity, the Middle Ages, and modern times. ...

Trivia

The cotton boll weevil: a, adult beetle; b, pupa; c, larva.

Boll weevil monument.

Between 1996 and 2000, the minor league baseball team in Kannapolis, North Carolina was called the Piedmont Boll Weevils, a nod to the city's heritage as a textile mill town. Image File history File linksMetadata Boll_weevil_illustration. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Boll_weevil_illustration. ... The Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise, Alabama. ... The Boll Weevil Monument in Enterprise, Alabama. ... The Kannapolis logo contains a Colonial Williamsburg architectural style cupola. ... The Kannapolis Intimidators is a minor league baseball team in Kannapolis, North Carolina. ...

A fine restaurant in San Diego is called "The Boll Weevil". The University of Arkansas at Monticello's sports teams are known as the Boll Weevils. The University of Arkansas at Monitcello, formerly Arkansas Agricultural and Mechanical College, is part of the University of Arkansas system and serves as both a public four-year institution and a venue for vocational and technical education. ...

A daily passenger train on the Seaboard Air Line Railroad in the 1930s and 1940s along the Carolina coast was known as "The Boll Weevil Express." The Seaboard Air Line Railroad (AAR reporting mark SAL) was an American railroad that existed between 1880s and 1967, when it merged with the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad, its longtime rival, to form the Seaboard Coast Line Railroad. ...

The Secret Order of Boll Weevils is a group of merrymen associated with Carnival Memphis.

External links

• Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
• Arkansas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation
• Alabama Tourism Board
• Boll Weevil in Georgia
• Catolaccus grandis is an ectoparasitoid of the boll weevil
  • http://ceris.purdue.edu/napis/pests/bw/news/parasite.txt[[pt:Bicudo-do-algodoeiro]