Noun
Any one of numerous species of snout beetles, or Rhynchophora, in which the head is elongated and usually curved downward. Many of the species are very injurious to cultivated plants. The larvae of some of the species live in nuts, fruit, and grain by eating out the interior, as the plum weevil, or curculio, the nut weevils, and the grain weevil (see under Plum, Nut, and Grain). The larvae of other species bore under the bark and into the pith of trees and various other plants, as the pine weevils (see under Pine). See also Pea weevil, Rice weevil, Seed weevil, under Pea, Rice, and Seed.
Source: Webster's dictionaryDue to the US Department of Agriculture 's highly successful Boll Weevil Eradication Program (BWEP), this pest has been eliminated from cotton in most of the United States. Source: Internet
For the past two years, CCE scientists have been running test programs using the weevil on the North and South forks. Source: Internet
Bucket method or stem count method may also be used to determine the number of weevil larvae per stem. Source: Internet
In order to declare Wairarapa “pea weevil free”, there has to be no trace of the insect after a full two years. Source: Internet
The Lomaxes also elicited from the singer traditional songs (such as "The Boll Weevil" and "John Henry" ) and spirituals (such as " Amazing Grace "), which were not part of his usual commercial repertoire. Source: Internet
Many species of weevil that feed out in the open on leaves of plants react to attack by employing a "drop-off reflex". Source: Internet