puncture weed
Americannoun
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Searching for an explanation, the biologists discovered that the puncture weed is peculiarly susceptible to a particular European pest called the puncture-vine weevil�a quarter-inch brownish beetle with a snoutlike head.
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Last week biologists were well into the decisive battle of a long campaign to bring the prickly puncture weed under control.
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Convinced that the weevils were safe enough for large-scale experiments, the biologists imported 15 from Italy early this year and turned them loose to feast on a private garden of puncture weed.
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During the summer adult weevils lay eggs in the seed pods of the puncture weed.
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Thus nature maintains a delicate balance that allows neither the puncture weed nor its weevil to stir up a population explosion.
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