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 programs in the ...

Few things can strike fear into the heart of a banana farmer more than finding an infestation of the banana weevil. Females of this coffee bean–sized insect lay their eggs between the plant’s leaves ...

The boll weevil assessment for North Carolina cotton growers will remain at 75 cents per acre in 2026.According to the North Carolina Department of Agriculture ...

Earlier this year the Rancho Santa Fe Association and Fairbanks Ranch partnered with UC Riverside on a new research study targeting the South American Palm Weevil, the destructive pest that has killed ...

Tiny pests can sneak into any home through hidden cracks and openings. Weevils, a common beetle variety, are unwelcome visitors sometimes found in dry pantry goods such as flour, grain, cornmeal, or ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The state agriculture department says that even cotton planted just to look pretty needs state OKs and checkups for boll weevils.Assistantcommissioner Todd Parker says state ...

Farmers trying to protect canola from cabbage seed pod weevil may cut their own yield if pollinators get caught in the crossfire.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A South American palm weevil on a stick. The South American palm weevil is a very small bug that has the potential to cause very ...