• Biology of Larinus curtus Hochhut (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) a European weevil for Biological Control of Yellow Starthistle Centaurea solstitialis L. (astereraceae) in the United States" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
  • Borisocleonus gen.n. - a new genus of weevils from the tribus of Cleonini (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae). (myspecies.info)
  • To the knowledge of the weevil Genus Chromonotus Motschulsky (sensu lato) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Lixinae). (myspecies.info)
  • Lixadmontia franki Wood and Cave (Diptera: Tachinidae) is native to the tropical montane cloud forests of Honduras and Guatemala, where it attacks the larvae of the bromeliad-eating weevil Metamasius quadrilineatus Champion (Coleoptera: Dryophthoridae) ( Wood & Cave 2006 ). (bioone.org)
  • Podisus maculiventris (Say), for instance, has been the focus of various life history and comparative development studies as well as morphological descriptions of eggs, nymphs and adults ( Aldrich 1986 , Decoursey & Esselbaugh 1962 , Legaspi & O'Neil 1993 , Legaspi & O'Neil 1994 ). (bioone.org)
  • To determine if host plant abundance determined the size of clover root weevil (CRW) Sitona obsoletus larval populations, a study was conducted over 4 years in plots sown in ryegrass ( Lolium perenne ) (cv. (frontiersin.org)
  • 1991) reported on serious weevil attacks on sweet potato nurseries in Ethiopia. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • Metamasius callizona , a native of southern Mexico and Guatemala, was first detected in Florida in 1989 ( Frank & Thomas 1991 , 1994 ). (bioone.org)
  • Larinus curtus is a species of true weevil known as the yellow starthistle flower weevil. (wikipedia.org)
  • It was first detected in Florida in 1989, and is a pest of cultivated bromeliads such as Ananas comosus (L.) (pineapple) and numerous genera, species, and hybrids of ornamental bromeliads ( Frank & Thomas 1994 ). (bioone.org)
  • Weevils are a species of small, pear-shaped beetle most known for infesting and seriously damaging important agricultural products such as cotton, wheat, corn, beans and nuts. (ict4water.eu)
  • The main host of all species of sweet potato weevil is sweet potato. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The host weevil feeds on epiphytic bromeliads, including species in the genera Tillandsia , Catopsis and Vriesea found between 1600 and 2000 m above sea level ( Alvarez del Hierro & Cave 1999 ). (bioone.org)
  • In addition, insects are often identified solely by external adult morphology and this is reflected in the formal taxonomic descriptions of most species. (pensoft.net)
  • geographical location for larvae and adults and sex and host tree species for adults. (pensoft.net)
  • Fire ant decapitating fly cooperative release programs (1994-2008): two Pseudacteon species, P. tricuspis and P. curvatus, rapidly expand across imported fire ant populations in the southeastern United States. (utexas.edu)
  • The other day I was talking with a lady who indicated that she thought that she had seen some `baby' boll weevils. (msstate.edu)
  • What she actually saw were some adult boll weevils which were slightly smaller than usual. (msstate.edu)
  • On the back of the head it may appear to have a white stripe (this may not appear on all boll weevils). (cottonbug.org)
  • The current function and duties of the program are to place traps on cotton fields to continue to monitor for boll weevils since the United States is not completely eradicated. (cottonbug.org)
  • Nightshade plants belong to the Solanaceae family and are known to support pepper weevil populations, especially black nightshade (Eller et al. (calpeppers.com)
  • Suomalainen E., 1961: On morphological differences and evolution of different polyploid parthenogenetic weevil populations. (kabourek.cz)
  • I describe and illustrate the non-adult phases of the life cycle and provide a key to the larval instars. (pensoft.net)
  • In fact, until the current study, no well-documented collection of both adult and larval Austroplatypus incompertus material had been made. (pensoft.net)
  • This necessitated descriptions of the egg, larval instars and the pupa as well as a description of adult sexual dimorphism and the adult maxillary palps. (pensoft.net)
  • Pepper weevil ( Anthonomus eugenii ) can be a serious pest of peppers and could pose a significant threat to pepper production in the Santa Clara-San Benito region. (calpeppers.com)
  • The boll weevil, scientific name (Anthonomus grandis) , prior to the eradication efforts was the main pest of cotton. (cottonbug.org)
  • However, in 2015 a heavy infestation of pepper weevil was identified in two pepper fields in Santa Clara County (S.V. Joseph and A. Baameur, personal communication), a region outside the pest's typical habitat. (calpeppers.com)
  • The four grower fields that were selected had a known history of pepper weevil infestation in the 2015 growing season. (calpeppers.com)
  • In the fields where pepper weevils were detected, majority of the fields had weevil infestation by September and the highest total monthly weevil counts per field were also seen in September (Table 2). (calpeppers.com)
  • Mid-season management sprays (mid-July to August) is advised to discourage newly introduced weevils and re-infestation. (calpeppers.com)
  • Signs of Weevil Infestation If you see a lot of damages to your grains or food products, then it is the work of a Weevil. (ict4water.eu)
  • Even low level of infestation can reduce root quality and marketable yield because the plants produce a bitter toxin (terpenoid) in response to feeding by weevils. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The palmetto weevil ( R. cruentatus F.) breeds in a variety of stressed or dying palms (Giblin-Davis & Howard 1988, 1989). (unl.edu)
  • Pepper weevil is a persistent problem in southern California where the pest migrates in from warm weather areas or survives year round during warm winters. (calpeppers.com)
  • In collaboration with local Pest Control Advisors (PCAs) and trapping that we conducted, weevil monitoring data for 63 fields in the Santa Clara-San Benito pepper production region were analyzed and is presented in this report. (calpeppers.com)
  • The seasonal total weevil counts per production field ranged between 0-176 and the pest was detected in 55 of the total 63 fields that were monitored (Table 1). (calpeppers.com)
  • For more information, or to set an appointment, just dial, best pest control management in North Carolina, RESIDENT WEEVILS, AND GETTING RID OF THEM IN CHARLOTTE. (ict4water.eu)
  • Results showed that S. sahendica essential oil was the most toxic agent on adults than other oils, and IS-75 isolate showed more virulence against the pest compared to IS-1 when applied alone. (ac.ir)
  • A common mode of kairomonal attraction of larvae and adults of insect predators to the sex pheromone of their prey (Hemiptera: Matsucoccidae). (agri.gov.il)
  • The biology and development of Lixadmontia franki Wood and Cave (Diptera: Tachinidae), an endoparasitoid of bromeliad-eating weevils in the genus Metamasius , are described. (bioone.org)
  • Recent research has been conducted using electronic listening devices or dogs trained to recognize the scent of weevils or palm decay to detect infestations at low densities earlier in the process. (ict4water.eu)
  • The African sweet potato weevil ( Cylas puncticollis ) is one of the most important pests of sweet potato in tropical Africa, notably Uganda, Rwanda, Kenya and Cameroon. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • Growers voted on a referendum in 1985 to eradicate the boll weevil, but it did not pass. (cottonbug.org)
  • Segarra-Carmona and Pantoja, 1988), and one trap can capture as many weevils as are detected by inspecting 50 flower buds (Riley and Schuster, 1994). (calpeppers.com)
  • If an insect hatches from an egg into a larva (caterpillar or worm) which then develops into a pupa (cocoon, chrysalis, resting stage) before emerging as an adult, we say that they have complete metamorphosis. (msstate.edu)
  • and Cutter® are all DEET based products and comprise 85% of insect repellent sales (Consumer Reports Buying Guide, 1994 Special Year- End Issue). (allindianpatents.com)
  • beetles, weevils Longhorn [20] While the adult causes some damage through feeding, it is the burrowing of the larva into the heart of the palm that can cause the greatest mortality of trees. (ict4water.eu)
  • Weevils and Snout Beetles, Superfamily Curculionoidea. (ict4water.eu)
  • Adult beetles are not attracted to light and the only way to obtain all developmental stages is to cut them from living trees. (pensoft.net)
  • These data suggest that pepper fields need to be monitored for pepper weevil using pheromone lures. (calpeppers.com)
  • Adult weevils feed on fruit and leaf buds, and adult females lay eggs inside holes created on pepper buds or in the base of young pepper fruits. (calpeppers.com)
  • Early season pepper weevil management sprays (May-June) is advised to discourage weevils from laying eggs in the field. (calpeppers.com)
  • To facilitate field-based identification of this predator, we present descriptions of eggs, nymphal stages, and adults. (bioone.org)
  • This will surely kill the weevils and their eggs. (ict4water.eu)
  • Weevils feed on the storage roots and lay eggs just below the surface of the root. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The aim of this study was to evaluate the activity of NeemPro ® against the maize weevil on three maize varieties in the laboratory and the effect of the insecticide on seed germination. (biomedcentral.com)
  • The Program's goal is to set traps and monitor for the boll weevil and if a boll weevil was to enter into Georgia, it be detected at an early stage minimizing the spread of weevils and the area requiring insecticide spraying. (cottonbug.org)
  • Evaluation of the rosette weevil Ceratapion basicorne, a new biological control agent of yellow starthistle" (PDF). (wikipedia.org)
  • Adult P. mucronatus were observed preying on larvae of the Australian weevil Oxyops vitiosa (Pascoe), a biological control agent of Melaleuca quinquenervia (Cav. (bioone.org)
  • Pepper weevils are a considerable threat to pepper production and a better understanding of their biology and development of IPM tools for long-term control is very critical, especially before significant losses begin to occur. (calpeppers.com)
  • Weevil damage increases the longer the crop remains not harvested. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • The Boll Weevil Eradication per bale assessment will be $1.00 per bale for the 2022 cotton crop. (cottonbug.org)
  • I want to thank everyone, who has helped me (waarneming.nl) Length about 3- Evaluation of date palm cultivars for rearing the red date palm weevil. (ict4water.eu)
  • The adult feeds on flowers and pollen but probably does little damage to the plant. (wikipedia.org)
  • Damage by weevils can be recognised by the holes in the vines or the tunnels in the tuber when you pull them up from the soil. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • Adult males live on average 9 d compared to 17 d for females. (bioone.org)
  • Surprisingly, we found that adult D. radicum females show a strong preference to oviposit on plants infested with a leaf-chewing herbivore. (springer.com)
  • 0.82) indicated that spatial distribution of 1st and 2nd nymphal instars is aggregated, but the distribution of 3rd instars, adults, and egg ovisacs is uniform. (plantprotection.pl)
  • Some insects even have different habitats as immatures than they do as adults. (msstate.edu)
  • Insects in which the young and adults look very much alike are said to have an incomplete or gradual metamorphosis. (msstate.edu)
  • Published in Florida Entomologist Online , Vol. 77, No. 3 (1994). (unl.edu)
  • These large (1.9 - 3.0 cm long) weevils are associated with the native cabbage palmetto, Sabal palmetto (Walter), in Florida (Woodruff 1967). (unl.edu)
  • The objective of this study was to evaluate the efficacy of NeemPro ® against the maize weevil on three maize varieties in the laboratory. (biomedcentral.com)
  • They have three `life stages' - the egg, nymph and adult. (msstate.edu)
  • In addition immature stages and adults were illustrated with line drawings and scanning electron micrographs. (pensoft.net)
  • Prior to that date, weevils were not detected in any of the sticky traps installed in this field. (calpeppers.com)
  • The Boll Weevil Eradication Foundation of Georgia, Inc. (BWEF of GA, Inc.) is a non-profit organization which was incorporated for the purpose of implementing and administering a boll weevil eradication, suppression, and containment program in the established eradication zones within the State of Georgia where eradication efforts were to be undertaken. (cottonbug.org)
  • The Georgia Program went into post-eradication stage in 1994. (cottonbug.org)
  • The Georgia Boll Weevil Program is funded 100% by the Georgia cotton producers. (cottonbug.org)
  • Georgia cotton farmers have invested in excess of 148 million dollars in assessments since the inception of the program to eradicate the boll weevil. (cottonbug.org)
  • In 2010, due to changes brought about by USDA, the assessments began being collected on a per bale assessment and paid to the Boll Weevil Program by the gins. (cottonbug.org)
  • It is also mandated by USDA that any state producing/harvesting cotton have a program in place to monitor for the boll weevil. (cottonbug.org)
  • There have been field reports of large numbers of adult L. curtis feeding on safflower flowers Carthamus tinctorius, but no evidence that larvae have successfully developed on this plant. (wikipedia.org)
  • As the plant gets older and starts to form storage roots, the weevils search for exposed roots. (infonet-biovision.org)
  • Sublethal Impacts of Novaluron on Tarnished Plant Bug (Hemiptera: Miridae) Adults. (tamu.edu)
  • This feeding by the adults and the larvae causes the young fruit to drop prematurely, thereby reducing yields (UC IPM, 2012). (calpeppers.com)
  • The 24 young people and 12 or so adults who came to Holmes County State Park in June really enjoyed themselves. (msstate.edu)
  • Young adult weevils are reddish in color and are soft. (cottonbug.org)
  • Young adults overwinter or enter diapause within the wood. (gc.ca)
  • The bronzed adults are usually seen only where suitable material occurs in sunny locations. (wikipedia.org)
  • The adult weevil is dark brown or black with light colored mottled hairs on its body. (wikipedia.org)
  • An integral part of these descriptions were measurements such as head capsule widths and adult body lengths. (pensoft.net)
  • Sitona obsoletus is found almost all year round and depending on season, both adults and larvae can be present in pasture where white clover is growing. (frontiersin.org)
  • Ladybugs, Coccinellidae Adult female weevils can produce as many as 6,000 offsprings a year. (ict4water.eu)
  • Spatial distribution of red palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus Oliv. (plantprotection.pl)
  • Mosquitoes and dragonflies fly through the air as adults living on land, but are swimmers which live under water as immatures. (msstate.edu)
  • They prefer to feed on storage roots, but at the beginning of the growing season, when the plants have not yet produced storage roots, the adult weevils live on the stem and leaves . (infonet-biovision.org)
  • There appears to be two peaks of pepper weevil detection in the field. (calpeppers.com)
  • 2. Assess the season long activity of pepper weevil on pepper fields. (calpeppers.com)
  • The adult is small (the female is 2.0 to 2.4 mm long, and the male, 1.5 to 2.0 mm long), cylindrical, and uniformly blackish brown or yellowish brown with short, scattered hairs. (gc.ca)
  • This weevil is native to southern Europe and the Mediterranean. (wikipedia.org)
  • Use of NeemPro®, a neem product to control maize weevil Sitophilus zeamais (Motsch. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Following this instance of detection, weevils were detected regularly throughout the entire Santa Clara and San Benito pepper growing region until the end of the production season in November (Figure 4). (calpeppers.com)
  • The pepper weevil detection intensified by mid-to late-season. (calpeppers.com)
  • The boll weevil was thought to have migrated from Mexico and appeared in Brownsville, Texas in 1892. (cottonbug.org)