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thurberia weevil is Anthonomus grandis thurberiae ; and the intermadiate form, 

 wherein the holotype of grandis falls, is called simply "intermediate." The 

 data from an examination of more than 4000 specimens are grouped according to 

 geographical areas, and the combined frequency data of the 3 characters of 

 Anthonomus grandis spp. within the populations show the percentages falling 

 into thurberiae , intermediate, and grandis . 



958. , and Smith, C. E., Jr. 1968. Boll weevil found in pre-Columbian 

 c&LLon from Mexico. Science 162: 911-912. 



A well-preserved, teneral adult female boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis Boheman 

 (broad sense) , was discovered in fragments of a cultivated cotton boll found 

 in Guila Nacquitz Cave, Level A, dated about A.D. 900, near Mitla, Oaxaca, 

 Mexico. This find antedates any previously known association of the boll 

 weevil with cultivated cotton by about 900 years and negates the contention 

 that this association began in the 18th century. The specimen is intermediate 

 in form between Anthonomus grandis grandis Boheman and the thurberia weevil, 

 Anthonomus grandis thurberiae Pierce. 



959. Warren, L. 0. 1978. Introduction. In Boll Weevil: Management Strategies. 

 South. Coop. Ser. Bull. 228, p. 3. 



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more highly coordinated approach for the suppression of the boll weevil, and 

 to suggest management programs of immediate and practical application, researchers 

 at state agricultural experiment stations, all well-known as authorities in 

 their respective fields, have contributed to the development of this bulletin. 

 There is deep appreciation for the necessity of combining the knowledge from 

 all appropriate disciplines and sjmthesizing this information into practical 

 application to reduce the losses caused by the bol.i weevil. Tlie state agri- 

 cultural experiment stations, with their pool of expertise and a long record 



