Question

A tiny, destructive insect known as a boll weevil
made its way ______________________
_____ and reached Georgia’s farms in 1915.
The boll weevil was devastating to the South
because it laid its eggs in cotton plants and the
larvae ____________________________.
By the 1920s, many Georgia farmers had
_____________________, money, and their
land due to the insects’ destruction.

Answer 1

A tiny, destructive insect known as a boll weevil made its way up from Mexico and reached Georgia’s farms in 1915. The boll weevil was devastating to the South because it laid its eggs in cotton plants and the larvae ate the cotton bolls. By the 1920s, many Georgia farmers had lost their crops, savings, and their land due to the insects’ destruction.