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Dr. Don Rummel discusses methods of controlling the boll weevil population.  
  
 
==General Interview Information==
 
==General Interview Information==
  
'''Interviewee Name:'''
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'''Interviewee Name:''' Don Rummel
  
'''Additional Parties Recorded:'''
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'''Additional Parties Recorded:''' None
  
'''Date:'''  
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'''Date:''' June 27, 1975
  
'''Location:'''
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'''Location:''' Lubbock, Texas
  
'''Interviewer:'''
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'''Interviewer:''' David Murrah
  
'''Length:'''
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'''Length:''' 1 hour
  
  
 
==Abstract==
 
==Abstract==
  
'''Tape 1, Side 1:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 1:''' Personal history,
 
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Work on boll weevil problem,
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History of boll weevils in Texas,
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Reason for late arrival in West Texas,
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Movement northward,
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Impact on cotton industry,
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Control of boll weevils,
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Chemical insecticides,
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Current eradication program explained,
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Contributions of Dr. Jim Brazzel.
 
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:'''
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'''Tape 1, Side 2:''' Key figures in boll weevil program,
 
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Coordination of boll weevil suppression program,
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Use of Malathion as insecticide,
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Aerial application,
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Reclamation of old cotton producing lands,
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Pheromone explained,
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Weevil entrapment described.
 
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'''Range Dates:'''
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'''Range Dates:''' ?-1975
  
'''Bulk Dates:'''
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'''Bulk Dates:''' 1975
  
  

Revision as of 18:48, 21 August 2015

Dr. Don Rummel discusses methods of controlling the boll weevil population.

General Interview Information

Interviewee Name: Don Rummel

Additional Parties Recorded: None

Date: June 27, 1975

Location: Lubbock, Texas

Interviewer: David Murrah

Length: 1 hour


Abstract

Tape 1, Side 1: Personal history, Work on boll weevil problem, History of boll weevils in Texas, Reason for late arrival in West Texas, Movement northward, Impact on cotton industry, Control of boll weevils, Chemical insecticides, Current eradication program explained, Contributions of Dr. Jim Brazzel.

Tape 1, Side 2: Key figures in boll weevil program, Coordination of boll weevil suppression program, Use of Malathion as insecticide, Aerial application, Reclamation of old cotton producing lands, Pheromone explained, Weevil entrapment described.

Range Dates: ?-1975

Bulk Dates: 1975


Access Information

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Recording Format Notes:

Transcript:



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