Boll Weevil

B y: D a n ie lC la rk
Anthonomous grandis
Bohemanis an insect
and a member of the
beetle family.
Where on earth can the animal
be Found?
• Native to Central America, the Bull
weevil can be found throughout the
southern United States. It can be
found as far north as Kansas, and
as far south as Central America.
The USDA however has launched a
Bull weevil eradication program
which has significantly decreased
it’s current range in Oklahoma and
Texas.
What are the characteristics of
this animal’s habitat?
• Since the Bull weevil lives in the
southern part of the northern
hemisphere, it prefers a warm and
humid climate. It also needs
conditions similar to cotton due to
that being it’s food supply.
 What are the animals most
common sources of food?
• The bull weevil is purely a herbivore
with a diet consisting of the cotton
plant, which is why it is considered
to be a pest by many. The part of
the cotton plant which the prefer
most is immature cotton
buds(which it also lays it eggs in).
What are the major features in
the animal’s physical
development?
• The bull weevils spend their winter
under leafs, they then mate in
spring after haven eaten for 3-7
days. The female bull weevils then
use their mouths to “drill” into the
buds and cotton fruit, and lay their
eggs in immature cotton. The eggs
then hatch into larva within 2-5
days and then feed for another 7-
14 until they chew out of the cotton
bud.
 What other animals is the
animal closely related to?
• Being a member the weevil family,
the bull weevil is considered a
beetle (which is the order
Coleoptera). There are many
varieties of weevils(over 60,000)
which are from all over the world.
Some common examples are the
clover leaf weevil, the acorn weevil,
and the long nosed weevil.
 What are two features of the
animals that make it
interesting to you?
• The bull weevil has a major influence
on cotton production and therefore
affects America’s economy.
• The bull weevil is the only “pest” to
have a monument made in it’s
honor(located in Alabama).