Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In the center of Enterprise, Alabama, there's an intersection honoring an insect. "We are one of the few cities in the world where ...

Newswise — Boll weevils plagued the cotton industry throughout much of the Cotton Belt for almost a century before entomologists and producers executed one of the most successful pest eradication ...

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.

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 ...

U.S. cotton growers spent $20 million to monitor and control boll weevils in 2015, and the pest continues to infest cotton in the Lower Rio Grande Valley, the southernmost cotton-producing region in ...

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 ...

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 ...

DOTHAN, Ala. (WDHN) — The City of Enterprise welcomes you to the Boll Weevil Fall Festival, a yearly tradition to celebrate ...