Theses and Dissertations
Date of Award
12-2021
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Arts (MA)
Department
History
First Advisor
Dr. Charles Waite
Second Advisor
Dr. Linda English
Third Advisor
Dr. George T. Díaz
Abstract
Farmers and entomologists have all experimented with various methods to find the best way to defeat the United States' boll weevil. The techniques themselves, while expansive, can be examined within the scope of the years that they were used. This provides an exciting insight into how cotton pest management became more complex as the decades moved on and revealed how the science of cotton pest management evolved to deal with the boll weevil and other future cotton threats.
Recommended Citation
Berg, Evan A., "Bullet-Proof Boll Weevil: The History of Boll Weevil Eradication" (2021). Theses and Dissertations. 830.
https://scholarworks.utrgv.edu/etd/830
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Comments
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