Boll Weevil

Small, grayish , long-snouted beetle that attacked the cotton plant

• Roach
• Mosquito
• Boll Weevil
• Ant

What insect destroyed cotton?

• butterfly
• boll weevil
• ants

What was one good thing the drought did???

• slowed the boll weevil
• killed the boll weevil
• helped slavery

What did the drought do?

• Kept farmers from producing crops
• ruined crops
• came from central america

A Boll Weevil is a ?

• Beetle that attacks the cotton plant
• A machine used to cultivate cotton
• another name for drought

Why did Georgia experience the Depression before the rest of the country?

• Because of the devastation of cotton due to the Boll Weevil and the drought.
• Because of segregation.
• Because farmers stopped growing cotton to try new careers in industry.

Boll Weevils feed on

• Wood
• Cotton
• Spiders
• Wheat

What other factor combined with the boll weevil todamage Georgia's agriculture economy before the Great Depression

• Drought
• Hurricane
• Blizzard
• Flood

Which was NOT a result of the drought?

• Workers moved away to seek jobs.
• The number of working farms declined.
• Banks faced losses of assets.
• Tourism increased.

 The boll weevil larvae feed on the

• cotton fibers inside the boll
• leaves of the cotton plant
• yellow flowers on the plant.
• insects that are found on the stalk.