noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM OTHER ENTRIES
boll weevil
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
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He was the weevil in the fruit, according to Rex, the canker in their midst.
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Help at hand Away with vine weevil Pippa Greenwood outwits this frustrating plant predator.
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Low cunning with moats Adult weevils are difficult to eradicate.
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Make sure there are no other ways for the weevils to climb up to the pots.
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The boll weevil infests cotton fields and millionaires go bankrupt.
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The pesticide killed off weevils and other insects, leaving the army worm to multiply unchecked by its natural enemies.
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Watch out for the vine weevil that eats plants' roots-it's on the increase due to warmer winters.