Monday, October 18, 2010

Big News: Weevils Infest Malvastrum aurantiacum at CB

Some of our most important crops, like cotton and okra, are members of the swell plant family, Malvaceae. What would we do without cotton? Mercy! Polyester undears! What would we do without okra? Especially in Okrahoma.

The boll weevil afflicts cotton. The weevils we are discussing presently afflict the Malvastrum aurantiacum. See. This weevil looks somewhat like a tiny boll weevil. Let’s see. The petals are about 15mm so you may be able to cipher out the length of these particular weevils.

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