Boll Weevil Trap

Boll weevil traps were used during the early twentieth century to catch the cotton-eating pest. This picture was taken during the early 1910s at Alabama Polytechnic Institute (now Auburn University).

Student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute demonstrating a cotton boll weevil catching machine, 1915
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Student at Alabama Polytechnic Institute demonstrating a cotton boll weevil catching machine, 1915