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boll weevil

[′bōl ‚wē·vəl]
(invertebrate zoology)
A beetle, Anthonomus grandis, of the order Coleoptera; larvae destroy cotton plants and are the most important pests in agriculture.
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Kaolin spraying protects cotton plants against damages by boll weevil Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae).
Spatial and temporal distribution of cotton squares and small cotton bolls fallen on ground after damage by boll weevil and the efficiency of the equipment used to collect them/Distribuicao espacial e temporal dos botoes florais e pequenas macas de algodao caidas ao solo danificadas pelo bicudo e eficiencia de equipamento para coleta-los
O numero medio de adultos de Anthonomus grandis (Boh.) e Edessa meditabunda (Fabr.) foi significativamente maior em NuOpal[R] utilizando o metodo de amostragem de planta inteira.
The non-target species Anthonomus grandis (Boheman, 1843) was found to be abundant in Bt cotton with both sampling methods.
TABLE IV MEAN NUMBER (SD) OF INDIVIDUALS FROM DOMINANT NON-TARGET PEST SPECIES PER TYPE OF COTTON AND SAMPLING METHOD Bt-cotton (3) Non-Bt cotton (3) Whole plant Stage 2 (n=272) (n=272) Horciasoides nobilellus Ad 2.25 (3.28) 2.02 (3.29) Anthonomus grandis Ad 0.86 (1.62) a 0.57 (1.19) b Agallia albidula Ad 1.16 (1.47) 0.96 (1.33) Nezara viridula N 0.06 (0.25) 0.03 (0.17) Nezara viridula Ad 0.17 (0.59) 0.19 (0.56) Euschistus heros N 0.04 (0.23) 0.03 (0.19) Euschistus heros Ad 0.38 (0.84) 0.31 (0.95) Edessa meditabunda N 0.04 (0.38) 0.03 (0.20) Edessa meditabunda Ad 0.43 (1.08) a 0.24 (0.73) b Dysdercus sp.
Arthropods biodiversity index in Bollgard[R] cotton (CrylAc) in Brazil/Indice de biodiversidad de artropodos en algodon Bollgard[R] (CrylAc) cultivado en la region de cerrado en Brasil/Indice de biodiversidade de artropodes em algodao Bollgard[R] (CrylAc) no Brasil
Plantas alimenticias alternativas del picudo de algodonero (Anthonomus grandis Boh.) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) em la Provincia de Formosa, Argentina.
Anthonomus grandis Boheman (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) en la zona central y sur oeste de misiones, Argentina: polen como fUente alimenticia y su relacion con el estado fisiologico en insectos adultos.
Survival and preference of cotton boll weevil adults for alternative food sources/Sobrevivencia e preferencia para exploracao de recursos de adultos do bicudo do algodoeiro
These 3 parasitoid species had been obtained from biological control programs against the boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis Boheman).
Arthropod parasites of the boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis: 1.
Diversity and distribution of parasitoids of Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) from Mexico and prospects for biological control
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