Boll Weevil
The boll weevil, Anthonomus grandis, is considered a major pest of cotton. The boll weevil first entered the US in 1892, but has been eradicated from Florida for several years now through the boll weevil eradication program.
Growing Cotton in Florida
The Division of Plant Industry regulates the planting of cotton in Florida due to boll weevil. These regulations prohibit the noncommercial propagation, planting and growing of any species of Gossypium in Florida except under FDACS special permit, this includes wild cotton. In addition, wild cotton is listed as an endangered plant in Florida and should not be removed from the wild.
- Annual Meeting of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of Florida, Inc. Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 6:00P.m. c.s.t.
- Annual Meeting of the Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of Florida, Inc. Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at 6:00 p.m.
- FDACS-DPI Regulations
- USDA Boll Weevil Eradication Factsheet
- Commercial Growers
- Please see Boll Weevil Eradication Program
- Homeowner/Demonstration/Research Plots
- Obtaining a Permit - call the DPI Helpline at 888.397.1517 for more information.
2012 Boll Weevil Eradication Program
All Florida commercial cotton producers are required to participate in the Boll Weevil Eradication Program. To be eligible for the $1.00 per acre assessment, cotton producers must report intended acres is April 30, 2012, have their actual acreage certified by June 30, 2012 and must pay the $1.00 per acre assessment by the July 31, 2012 deadline. Cotton producers who fail to meet the requirement will be assessed the $5.00 per acre fee. Cotton producers uncertain as to whether or not they are planting should submit an intended acreage form with the acreage they anticipate planting by April 30, 2012.
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