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gptkbp:instanceOf
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gptkb:entomologist
agricultural pest
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gptkbp:canFlyUpTo
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60 miles
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gptkbp:cause
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major economic losses in US cotton industry
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gptkbp:color
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grayish
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gptkbp:controlledBy
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gptkb:Boll_Weevil_Eradication_Program
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gptkbp:controls
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insecticides
biological control
cultural practices
pheromone traps
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gptkbp:dedicatedTo
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Enterprise, Alabama (Boll Weevil Monument)
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gptkbp:economicImportance
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billions of dollars in losses
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gptkbp:eradicatedFrom
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most US cotton-growing areas
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gptkbp:eradicationEffortsBegan
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1978
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Curculionidae
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gptkbp:feedSystem
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cotton
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gptkbp:firstDetectedInUS
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1892
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gptkbp:firstDetectedLocation
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gptkb:Texas
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Boll Weevils
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gptkbp:introduced
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gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:larvalHostPlant
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cotton bolls
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gptkbp:laysEggs
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cotton buds
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gptkbp:lifeStage
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gptkb:meat
adult
larva
pupa
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gptkbp:nativeTo
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gptkb:Central_America
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gptkbp:notableFor
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destroying cotton crops
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Coleoptera
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gptkbp:overwintersAs
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adult
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gptkbp:referencedIn
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gptkb:literature
folk
political groups (e.g., US Congress 'Boll Weevils')
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Anthonomus_grandis
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gptkbp:seedDispersal
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gptkb:airline
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gptkbp:size
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about 6 mm long
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gptkbp:symbol
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change in Southern US agriculture
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gptkbp:symbolizes
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resilience and adaptation
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:Arkansas–Monticello_Boll_Weevils_football_team
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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6
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