This snout beetle reached Texas from Mexico around 1890 & spread into most cotton-growing areas of the U.S.
Since its entry into Texas in the 1890s from Central America, the boll weevil has... [DOC] [TLE] Chapter 19 - National Cotton Council of America [PAR] The boll weevil adult is a small, hard shelled snout beetle, averaging about 1/4 
inch ... allowing the boll weevil population to expand into the cotton-growing 
South.