Talk:Boll weevil

Copyvio or unsourced reference
The "Infestation" section copies from Today in History: December 11. This page details the source of the quote as Always Agin It "Always Agin It," Place Chapin, South Carolina John L. Dove, interviewer, January 24, 1939. American Life Histories, 1936-1940

Upon looking at the article history, it appears that this section was the core of the original article. 4 years of editing have still left intact phrases. What's the proper solution? I'm at least adding the link to external links. Javiskefka 07:17, 20 February 2007 (UTC)


 * While the article needs re-writing, that section is not a copyvio, since loc.gov is a US governnment website. I like all the song refererences; they are disproportionately represented, but that can be fixed. Will look at other good agricultural pest articles. Novickas 11:53, 20 February 2007 (UTC)

Buster Ezell & his Boll Weevil
OK, since this is probably the most obscure trivia ever... Here is the source: http://memory.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/S?ammem/ftvbib:@field(AUTHOR+@od1(Ezell,+Buster++Bus+))

"Boll Weevil"
The song "Boll Weevil" was not written by Leadbelly, it is a popular folk song with many recordings (such as those by the Masked Marvel (Charlie Patton) and Blind Willie McTell) that all predate Leadbelly's recorded version. Furthermore, many more people have performed this song besides Odetta and the White Stripes. Source: http://www.folkways.si.edu/learn_discover/anthology/liner_notes/track_26.html

Is all of the information about songs actually necesary? If it is, Old Crow Medicine Show also has a song called "Boll Weevil" I think.

TheGoatFarmer 22:18, 19 February 2007 (UTC)

Try looking up the song, Boll Weevil by Tex Riter... Then you will see who really wrote the song.. written by Texas Veteran

External Link
Hello, there is an article here, http://www.encyclopediaofalabama.org/face/Article.jsp?id=h-1436, that might be useful.

Thanks,

Justin --Duboiju (talk) 15:56, 23 April 2009 (UTC)

Hi.....there read this newest article I made......

Each spring, female boll weevils open the buds of young cotton plants with their snouts. They lay eggs inside the buds, and the eggs soon hatched into worm like grubs that feed inside the buds to fall from the plant. They eat their way from one bud to another. Several generations of boll weevils may be produced in a single seasons.

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Life Cycle
Could someone clean up this sentence:

The eggs hatch in three to five within the cotton squares for eight to ten days, then pupate.

I get the addition of days, but: - what is a cotton square, and what is/are the missing verb/s? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.151.211.223 (talk) 15:16, 17 January 2012 (UTC)

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Comments
The impact section jumps into talking about the disproportionate effect of Boll Weevils on Black Americans without introducing the infestation. The paragraph is also quite repetitive. Some categories that are missing or need to be expanded is behavior, an overview of its diet, and how it defends itself. There is no information on the Boll Weevils mating behavior, nor any information on inter-species relationships. Also, a deeper overview into its diet could explain the infestation issue that is explained later in the article. Finally, it does say they are preyed on by Fire Ants, but offers no information on how Boll Weevils defend themselves.

Eradication incentive
I saw in the recent spending bill that eradication is earmarked if the "pink bollwor" is considered by an official "to be a boll weevil for the purpose of boll." Sounds like there is an industry for controlling these populations. How the official decides on the pink bollworm should be covered for anti-corruption if it winds up leading to boll weevil eradication. The reason is there are enterprises equipped for new eradication programs, and if the pink bollworm gets slated for destruction that decision deserves inspection. Talk⁄Louis Waweru 04:42, 22 December 2022 (UTC)

The language was unbiased and historically based which was interesting to learn about. I found it fascinating that this type of beetle eats cotton buds and flowers and that the females lay nearly 200 eggs. It was also unique to learn about the infestation history of this beetle. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Anushkav18 (talk • contribs) 07:12, 15 February 2024 (UTC)