Plant Protection - Boll Weevil Eradication Program
Eradication efforts continue to push the boll weevil westward and, hopefully, out of the United States. The Plant Protection Division enforces boll weevil regulations and collects assessments from cotton farmers for the Boll Weevil Eradication Program. These assessments are used to place and monitor boll weevil pheromone traps around cotton fields and to control any re-infestations. Because the boll weevil is still a threat to Georgia's cotton production, no one may grow cotton, even as a novelty, without a permit. The cotton boll weevil was eradicated from Georgia in the early 1990s. Since then, cotton production has increased from 200,000 acres to nearly 1.5 million acres annually.
Boll Weevil Eradication Regulations - Current
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