alffoto / iStock / Getty Images Plus Boll weevil numbers are down significantly. February's hard freeze may allow the Texas Boll Weevil Eradication program to overcome some of the setbacks it experienced when Hurricane Hanna destroyed most of the Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton last July, February's hard freeze provided a host-free period in the subtropical region of the Lower Rio Grande Valley. Boll weevil numbers are down significantly. Suggested Event Jun 15, 2021 to Jun 17, 2021 The February 2021 freeze that cost South Texas agriculture more than $380 million in losses provided at least one sliver of a silver lining. The hard freeze may allow the boll weevil eradication program to overcome some of the setbacks the program experienced when Hurricane Hanna destroyed most of the Lower Rio Grande Valley cotton last July, says Texas Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation (the Foundation) President and Chief Executive Officer Lindy Patton.