The Lesser of Two Weevils by Erik Rush

First, I suppose I ought to explain the irony of the analogy I propose: Weevils, of the insect family Curculionidae, include approximately 40,000 species (Encyclopædia Britannica), but the most common association relates to those species which typically feed on grain.

Biblically, stored grain was literally the lifeblood of society, and anything which threatened it –  drought, blight, war, or spoilage (from varied causes, often insectoid) threatened all, as any deficit produced repercussions which not only affected human consumption thereof, but that of livestock, and ultimately the overall economic vitality of society.

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