Back سوسة لوز القطن Arabic خنفساء سوسة القطن ARZ Anthonomus grandis Catalan Anthonomus grandis CEB Gwiddonyn cotwm CY Baumwollkapselkäfer German Anthonomus grandis Spanish سوسکچه غوزه FA Puuvillakärsäkäs Finnish Charançon du cotonnier French
| Boll weevil | |
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| Adult on a cotton boll | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Anthonomus |
| Species: | A. grandis
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| Binomial name | |
| Anthonomus grandis Boheman, 1843
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The boll weevil (Anthonomus grandis) is a species of beetle in the family Curculionidae. The boll weevil feeds on cotton buds and flowers. Thought to be native to Central Mexico,[1] it migrated into the United States from Mexico in the late 19th century and had infested all U.S. cotton-growing areas by the 1920s, devastating the industry and the people working in the American South. During the late 20th century, it became a serious pest in South America as well. Since 1978, the Boll Weevil Eradication Program in the U.S. allowed full-scale cultivation to resume in many regions.
- ^ Jones, Robert (2000-01-21). "Evolution of the Host Plant Associations of the Anthonomus grandis Species Group (Coleoptera: Curculionidae): Phylogenetic Tests of Various Hypotheses". Annals of the Entomological Society of America. 94 (1): 51–58. doi:10.1603/0013-8746(2001)094[0051:EOTHPA]2.0.CO;2.