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ECONOMIC RISK EFFICIENCY OF BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION

The purpose of this study was to determine the economic risk efficiency of implementing a boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis [Boheman]) eradication (BWE) program in cotton (Gossypium hirsutum L.) producing regions of the Mississippi Delta.
McClendon, Ronald W., Szmedra, Philip I., Wetzstein, Michael E.   +2 more
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Field Diagnosis of Citrus Root Weevil Damage

, 2005
Root weevils infest citrus groves throughout the citrus growing regions of Florida. Among the eight weevil species that have been identified in Florida citrus groves, five have some potential to cause economic problems for nurserymen and commercial ...
Herbert N. Nigg, James H. Graham, Larry W. Duncan, Stephen H. Futch, Clayton W. McCoy   +4 more
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ECONOMIC RETURNS TO THE BOLL WEEVIL ERADICATION PROGRAM

The economic viability of the Boll Weevil Eradication program in Alabama, Florida, and Georgia is assessed based on a five-year survey of producers. Results indicate the program increases yield 100 pounds per acre. This implies a 19 percent internal rate
Duffy, Patricia A., Ahouissoussi, Nicolas B.C., Wetzstein, Michael E.   +2 more
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Black Vine Weevil

, 2016
Describes the environmental impact of the black vine weevil, how to identify the weevil, its life cycle and habits, and how to control the spread of the weevil and minimize damage ...
Day, Eric R., McCraw, Olivia C.
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First report of the exotic weevil Stenopelmus rufinasus (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) occurrence in Iran

Journal of Crop Protection, 2018
The water fern weevil, Stenopelmus rufinasus Gyllenhal (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), is considered as the most important biological control agent of Azolla spp. in the world. Azolla spp. was introduced in Iran in 1986.
Atousa Farahpour-Haghani, Ivo Tosiveski, Bijan Yaghoubi, Mahdi Jalaeian, Farzin Pouramir   +4 more
doaj  

Bullet-Proof Boll Weevil: The History of Boll Weevil Eradication

, 2021
Farmers and entomologists have all experimented with various methods to find the best way to defeat the United States\u27 boll weevil. The techniques themselves, while expansive, can be examined within the scope of the years that they were used.
Berg, Evan A.
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Engineering of Amygdalin Biosynthesis in Rice Endosperm for Pharmaceutical Production and Sitophilus oryzae Resistance

Plant Biotechnology Journal, EarlyView.
Ke Chen, Nan Chai, Shaotong Chen, Chanjuan Ye, Kangli Sun, Jie Guo, Xinqiao Zhou, Dagang Chen, Juan Liu, Yanduan Hu, Yi Zou, Rui Cao, Shu Jiang, Bocai Tang, Qinlong Zhu, Chuanguang Liu, Jiantao Tan   +16 more
wiley   +1 more source

MODELING FARM AND OFF-FARM ECONOMIC LINKAGES TO ANALYZE THE IMPACTS OF AN AREA-WIDE INSECT MANAGEMENT PROGRAM ON A REGIONAL ECONOMY

This study evaluated the impacts of the boll weevil eradication program at the farm level and on the west Tennessee region. Budgets, an acreage response model, and an input-output model were used to evaluate direct and indirect program impacts.
English, Burton C., Larson, James A., Suarez, Otto P.   +2 more
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Pales Weevil

, 2020
Pale weevil and the plants attacked, identification, description of the damage they do, and controlRevisedNP2902 ...
Dellinger, Theresa A., Day, Eric R.
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Pepper Weevil

, 2014
This publication discusses the pepper weevil, its damage, and various control ...
Wantuch, Holly Anne, Kuhar, Thomas P.
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