- Collection:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia
- Title:
- Boll Weevil
- Contributor to Resource:
- Photograph from the Agricultural Research Service
- Date of Original:
- 1708/2022
- Subject:
- Cotton--Georgia
Agriculture--Georgia
Cotton--Diseases and pests--Georgia
Boll weevil--Georgia - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Type:
- Still Image
- Format:
- image/jpeg
- Description:
- The primary damage to cotton occurs when female boll weevils deposit eggs in fruiting structures on developing cotton plants.
Photograph of a boll weevil perched on a cotton plant. The primary damage to cotton occurs when female boll weevils deposit eggs in fruiting structures on developing cotton plants.
The boll weevil greatly affected Georgia's long history of cotton production between 1915, when the insect was introduced to Georgia, and the early 1990s, when it was eliminated as an economic pest. - Metadata URL:
- https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/business-economy/cotton/adult-boll-weevil-on-plant_001/
- Holding Institution:
- New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)
- Rights:
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