The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-12-13
FE HISTORY OF THE
|0LL WEEVIL;; METHODS
CONTROL EXPLAINED

Ihe boil weeyH can neither sub
or develop ON any other plant
vn in the state than cotton
i passes the winter in fun grown
ige which is a beetle, 1t can pass
winter in no other stage in this
.'te.
tt hibernates to some extent in
ton bolls. I have never found it in
!. cotton plants or on the cotton
4. nts in Information any place, Ok
4 oma or elsewhere. neither have l
rown OF others finding it hbernat-
L on or in any other part Of the
knt other than bols excepting in
n red cotton seed
\. bout the time Of the first killing
i st.. the adult weevils fly from the
u ton fields seeking protection H.
H. places as viii furnish shelter
4 moisture especially, and also
N temperature
I. immature weeyils are easily dos
1, yed by the freezing Of the i lie.
g,seQucnty Development is discon-
q sued as soon as the cotton plants
"a severely signed with frost
EsNe alternating wceyils begin to
Isoear normally at the time when
N young cotton plants are beginning
X appear in the newly planted fields.
,ese alternating wccvils do not all
sue at once but c. rtnue TO come
II I'm until the month Of luly The
Ely issuing wetyils feed on The ten
IA ylumules Of the plants and later
II the developing square
\, d the developine square and Young
hls the females deposit the eggs
puncturcs made by their beahs.
set Of teeth - IN the cnl % the
\ H..
/ itrhe punctures made Cor the re-
l ton OF the eggs are very similar
Id the punctures made in the squares
IN the weevIls for fo purposes.
III .arcly m1re than one eeG is de-
Nited in one square.
thVhen the weevilS become numerous
Id the squares become scarce the
Inales will lay eggs in the develop
i hollis
Il NDnen more than one egg is deposited
IN "a single boll when the weevils are
|smerous and the bolls are scarce
many as a dozen eggs may be de-
II Isiicd in single III.
Nlrhe females may deposit as many
one hundred and forty eggs each
i Uirhcsc eggs hatch within two OF
zee days.
|!irhe larya, grub or maggot as II
4v be called is footless ana devel
/. $ only in the square or boil and ~
n lssiod Of from seven TO twelve days
kfhc pupa, or transitional stage o'
larva to the adult takes place
the cavern of the square on hol
Ilde by the larya in obtaining it'
Iod. The pupal stage requires IRON
Mo- To five days.
|lTic total length of time requires
ereforc between two to three week.
The time required for generation
ing ABOUT SIX W0ekS'
Three TO four generations can devel
in this state in one season.
The total progeny OF one pair maj
mount 10 between four a1d iiv'
ilons OF boil weovils
From a practical and scientific stand
lint. we advise that cotton plant
destroyed cne month before I'M
|Icurencc of he first killing iros
the fall Of the year. This bring
bout either forced Attenuation o
lam from starvation on the part o
= boil wecvils.
Experiments show that where =
cent ol the weevils can live o'
under normal conditi MS ot hi
SIrnation. anly per cent live owe
Inter nnder this forced method o
bcrnauon.
It matters not how the cotton plant
H. DESTROYED provided they are d'
royed at the time above mentioned
Ilhey may be either plowed under
;m cted. piled and thus for a shor
me act as urap In which IN
+, mlts may collect, then as soon a
nc leaves are dry enough they ma
burned thus destroying them. tn
bots and main stalks do not nee
be- consumed hy fire Enough hen
IN he generated 10y the burning q
Ne leaves. under proper method G
wnlng. not only c. destroy all weeN
h present but prevent further de
Ilalopment
The pastuiing of cotton stalks ia no
/ lvisable since second growil
Ibmetimes known as seppa cotton dc
lIalops near The base OF the plant o
Vhich weevils can subsist along wit
,e stock that may be- using the CO.
ln fields for pasture.
The next phase II procedure
\ roper preparation Of seed bed fo
he following crop OF cotton. This d'
,nds largely upon local condition an
well known to all county agent
4 nd practically all cotton growers
Along with this consideration.
Il he planting OF an early maturn
A ,ricty Of cotton and as early as i
Nj conditions will permit of goo
\ and that will develop rapidly.
n The r,pid development f cotio
Ilant growth by proper cultivation
I'M County Agents are familiar wit
IND practically all cotton grower
,,ne OF the main things to bo consi'
Fred. of course. is frequent cut
,ation, thus maintaining q thorous
, oil mulch and smo III surface, IN
Halter eliminating shade made
,lcds or other plants than cottol
The ground between the rows shov
o lower than the cotton rows TN
! ldIng to certain extent the accunu
,Ltion Of the fallen squares near u
k,Iddlc and their CONSEQUENT exp Tul
n, sunlight which has q tendency
brv them before the Young wcevi
Ian develop.
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