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THE IMPACT OF THE BOLL WEEVIL, 1892-1932. Fabian Lange, Yale University. Alan L. Olmstead, UC Davis. Paul W. Rhode, Univ. of Arizona & NBER. February 2008. Abstract: The boll weevil is Americaâs most celebrated agricultural pest.
Written By: Boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis), beetle of the insect family Curculionidae (order Coleoptera), a cotton pest in North America. Introduced to the United States from Mexico in the 1890s, the boll weevil was a severe agricultural pest for nearly 90 years, until the launch of an aggressive multiyear eradication campaign in 1978.