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HOW A WEEVIL GROWS 



The female weevil uses the flower buds of the cotton plant as 

 a place to lay her eggs. She first eats a tiny hole in the bud and 



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Fig. 2. — In the fall, when the weather turns chilly and the nights are frosty, the 

 boll weevils look for shelter of some kind in which to take their long winter nap. 

 Spanish moss hanging from trees is a favorite wintering place for the weevils 



then puts a very small pearly white egg in it, This egg she pushes 

 deep down in the hole and leaves it there. In a short time the juices 

 of the plant harden around the egg and completely seal it up within 

 the flower bud. About three days later the egg hatches and a tiny, 



