Boll Weevil
Anthonomusgrandis
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Concord, North Carolina
Raleigh, North Carolina
Murfreesboro, Tennessee
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Murfreesboro, TN (Zone 7a) |
August 2006 |
Negative
A highly destructive crop pest that entered the southeastern US in the late 1800s, when cotton was the major crop produced in the South. Introducing natural enemies have proved ineffectual in controlling the pest; insecticides remain necessary to combat this pest.
