Texas cotton farmers still battling boll weevils: Politics helped slow eradication fight in east, south. From: The Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX) | Date: August 20, 2007 | COPYRIGHT 2007 The Dallas Morning News. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Emily Ramshaw

Aug. 20--TAYLOR, Texas -- They're the dinosaurs of the pest world: Eradicated in almost all corners of the country, boll weevils today conjure up sepia images of the Dust Bowl and scrappy high school football mascots.

But for hundreds of Texas cotton farmers, the fast-reproducing bugs remain a modern-day nightmare that, without the closest scrutiny, will devastate crops and cripple rural economies.

Though the bulk of the state has joined major producers Oklahoma, Louisiana and the southeastern U.S. in virtually eliminating boll weevils, cotton ...

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