Halloween Special: Boll Weevils with Paul Csomo

<p>Boll weevils are an agricultural pest that feeds primarily on cotton. After their arrival in the 1890s, they caused devastation across the South-Eastern United States, starting a battle that’s raged for more than 130 years. This episode, Paul Csomo of the award-winning Varmints! podcast joins us to discuss these creatures, their adaptions, and their agricultural history.</p> <p>Tune in to learn:</p> <ul> <li>How many types of weevils are in the world</li> <li>How boll weevils shaped agriculture in the South-Eastern United States</li> <li>How scientists, farmers, and government agencies united to eradicate the boll weevil threat</li> <li>How boll weevils have slipped into pop culture today</li> </ul> <p>If you would like to find transcripts for this episode or sign up for our newsletter, please visit our website: <a href= "http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/">http://fieldlabearth.libsyn.com/</a></p> <p>Contact us at <a href= "mailto:podcast@sciencesocieties.org">podcast@sciencesocieties.org</a> or on Twitter @FieldLabEarth if you have comments, questions, or suggestions for show topics, and if you want more content like this don’t forget to subscribe.</p> <p>If you would like to reach out to Paul, you can find him here:<br /> <a href= "mailto:varmintspodcast@gmail.com">varmintspodcast@gmail.com</a><br /> Twitter: @varmintspodcast</p> <p><strong>Resources</strong></p> <p>CEU Quiz: <a href= "https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b66F129ED-AA32-EC11-8139-005056A7AFA5%7d"> https://web.sciencesocieties.org/Learning-Center/Courses/Course-Detail?productid=%7b66F129ED-AA32-EC11-8139-005056A7AFA5%7d</a> </p> <p>Varmints! Podcast: <a href= "https://varmints.podbean.com/">https://varmints.podbean.com/</a></p> <p>Matt Shipman, NC State, 2017: The Boll Weevil War, or How Farmers and Scientists Saved Cotton in the South: <a href= "https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/05/boll-weevil-war-2017/">https://news.ncsu.edu/2017/05/boll-weevil-war-2017/</a></p> <p>Boll Weevil by The Presidents of the U