Boll weevils with Paul Csomo

Did you know that you can earn CEUs by listening to Field, Lab, Earth, a podcast of the American Society of Agronomy, Crop Science Society of America, and Soil Science Society of America? Purchase the quizzes individually or as part of your subscription. For your convenience, below is a quiz from Episode 69 (Halloween Special: Boll Weevils with Paul Csomo). Boll weevils are an agricultural pest that feeds primarily on cotton. After their arrival in the 1890s, they caused devastation across the southeastern United States, starting a battle that’s raged for more than 130 years. In this episode, Paul Csomo of the award-winning Varmints! podcast joins us to discuss these creatures, their adaptions, and their agricultural history.

1. About how many species of beetles are weevils?

   1. A quarter.
   2. Half.
   3. A third.
   4. Three quarters.

    

2. Boll weevils can reproduce up to 10 times a season.

   1. True.
   2. False.

    

3. Boll weevils first came to America in the

   1. 1780s.
   2. 1890s.
   3. 1920s.
   4. 1950s.

    

4. Which of the following was NOT listed as a strategy used to eradicate boll weevils in the U.S.?

   1. Pesticides.
   2. Reproduction diapause method.
   3. Pheromone traps.
   4. None of the above.

    

5. The boll weevil has been completely eradicated from the United States as of 2017.
   1. True.
   2. False.