East Texas is hog heaven for salvinia weevils. The region is hot, has plenty of lakes and lots of giant salvinia - a big nuisance for local fisherman but a delicacy for the weevils. The Texas Parks ...

An intensive, area-wide survey of the Lower Rio Grande Valley has detected the presence of a palm tree-killing weevil that has caused extensive damage in other parts of the world, according to Dr.

BROWNSVILLE (AP) - A federal effort to eradicate cotton's long-time enemy the boll weevil has had success, and the pest is now confined to the southernmost part of Texas along the border with Mexico.

AUSTIN Giant salvinia is a destructive, invasive, free-floating aquatic fern that poses a major threat to Texas lakes. The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department (TPWD) implements an integrated pest ...

BROWNSVILLE - A federal effort to eradicate cotton's long-time enemy the boll weevil has had success, and the pest is now confined to the southernmost part of Texas along the border with Mexico. Even ...

It has been more than 15 years since cotton farmers in the Big Country and Concho Valley have worried about losing their crop to boll weevils. The 12-county Southern Rolling Plains zone around San ...

BROWNSVILLE, Texas -- A federal effort to eradicate cotton's long-time enemy the boll weevil has had success, and the pest is now confined to the southernmost part of Texas along the border with ...

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Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... UVALDE, Texas — The boll weevil, a pest that has caused billions of dollars in losses to U.S. cotton growers, may face eradication in southwest Texas because ...