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Who sang the Boll Weevil Song?
Brook Benton
The Boll Weevil Song/Artists
When did the Boll Weevil Song come out?
1961
The Boll Weevil Song/Released
What is a bow Weaver?
Boheman, 1843. The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a beetle that feeds on cotton buds and flowers.
What is the definition of a boll weevil?
: a usually grayish or brown weevil (Anthonomus grandis grandis) that feeds on the squares and bolls of the cotton plant.
Who wrote Boll Weevil Song?
Brook Benton
Clyde Otis
The Boll Weevil Song/Composers
What was the boll weevil quizlet?
boll weevil. insect whose larvae feed on cotton crops; decimated cotton production in the southeastern United States.
Where did the boll weevil first enter the United States?
Boll weevils entered the U.S. from Mexico in the late 1800s, when they were first spotted in Texas. By the 1920s they had spread through all of the major cotton-producing areas in the country.
What is a boll weevil and what did it do to the South?
The boll weevil’s decimation of the cotton industry in the South had implications for the entire region. The pest was a driving force behind the “great migration” of poor tenant farmers into northern cities, and the state’s dependence on cash-crop production left its soil depleted and prone to erosion.
Are boll weevils still a problem?
Boll Weevil Eradication: A Complete Success The boll weevil has been eradicated in the Southeast states Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida. Likewise, the boll weevil has been eradicated from Alabama, Tennessee, Missouri, Arkansas and Mississippi.
How do you spell Bo Weevil?
a snout beetle, Anthonomus grandis, that attacks the bolls of cotton. Informal.
What does cotton boll mean?
Filters. The round, fluffy clumps in which form cotton grows on a cotton plant. noun.
Which statement best describes one impact of the boll weevil?
Terms in this set (10) Which statement BEST describes one impact of the boll weevil? The mass migration of tenant farmers from rural Georgia increased.