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Welcome to the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation Web site.
This site has been developed to provide information to cotton producers and the general public about the process and progress of boll weevil eradication in the state.
The Foundation is a nonprofit, grower-initiated and funded organization dedicated to eliminating the cotton boll weevil from Texas cotton fields. When eradication is accomplished, cotton yields increase and production costs decrease.
In addition, the use of insecticides for boll weevil control is practically eliminated, and the use of all other insecticides for insect control in cotton fields is usually drastically reduced.
The Program Information section of the site provides information on the history of boll weevil eradication, the insect's life cycle, how fields are mapped, the use of traps and the answers to frequently asked questions.
The Contacts section provides information on reaching key people at Headquarters.
Looking for employment? Check our Jobs section. You can also download an application if you find a job you're interested in.
The Trapping and Treatment sections provide data on the progress of eradication in the state.
If you need to know what area each zone encompasses, how many acres are represented, when a zone began or what its status is, check our Zones section.
The latest news release can be found in our News section, along with previous news releases and newsletters. These releases and newsletters provide additional valuable information about eradication.
Finally, the laws that govern eradication, the sites of other eradication programs, related government sites, links to cotton organizations and a few light-hearted boll weevil sites can be found in our Links section.
Please report broken links to communications@txbollweevil.org.