Boll+Weevil+2010

[|www.howstuffworks.com] the boll weevil is asmall grayish snout beetle.It feeds on the bolls of cotton plants or buds.Since 1892 when it invaded texas by mexico it has caused great damage in cotton raising plants in the united states because of the boll weevil the south was forced to diversity its crops.This helped improved the standard of living there.

FACTS

1.the boll weevil is about one fourth of an inch and has a long sharp snout 2.it has 6 legs and has a complete metamorphosis 3.a female lays 100 to 200 eggs during a 10 to 12 days 4.boll weevils live in a cotton plant

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by tony