Narrow-sense heritability and selection response estimates for weevil resistance were higher based on half-sib family means than on individual plants. Resistance levels in available sources are low and evaluation with low weevil numbers is essential for differentiation. Consequently, highest performing families produce multiple plants with no injured roots and separation of resistance levels among those plants is impossible Since a large amount of additive variance is contained among plants within families and early reduction of plant numbers would increase breeding efficiency, a study was conducted to determine the effectiveness of individual plant selection in combination with half-sib families. Two plants were selected from each of the 10 highest families based on weevil resistance and yield. Selected clones were compareds for resistance levels to means of their families when tested over 2 years. Fifty percent of selected clones had higher resistance levels than their family means indicating that individual plant selection was effective. Optimum methods of combining family and individual plant selection will be discussed.