This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1909 Excerpt: ...of a month become mature beetles. It is estimated that each beetle will produce about one hundred eggs during her lifetime. All cotton squares affected by them usually drop to the ground, while the bolls become stunted and stop growing. The ravages of the boll weevil may in some measure be checked by burning up all trash and stalks of the field in the fall so that the weevils will be deprived of a winter home. It is also advisable to secure a weevil-resistant variety of cotton which should be planted early and should be well cultivated. Poisoning with Paris green has been tried, but has not been found satisfactory. The Guatemalan ants are the natural enemies of the boll weevil, and they are being used in Texas and Louisiana to check the ravages of this pest with quite...

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