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The giraffe weevil is a beetle species from Madagascar, notable for the dramatically elongated necks of its males. These structures are primarily utilized in intense combat rituals with other male weevils to establish dominance and secure mating opportunities. Primarily found within the Attelabidae...

The acorn weevil is a beetle belonging to the Curculionidae family. It’s notable due to its elongated snout, employed by female insects to create tunnels within oak acorns for laying eggs. These beetles are primarily found in North America and Europe and are of interest to researchers studying insec...

The nut weevil refers to various species of beetles in the genus Curculio that act as widespread agricultural pests of hazelnuts and chestnuts. These insects are physically characterized by their elongated snouts, known as rostrums. Females use these long rostrums to chew holes into developing nuts,...

The hazel leaf-roller weevil, Apoderus coryli, is a European beetle in the family Attelabidae. A female cuts and folds a hazel leaf into a compact roll, deposits an egg within it, and leaves the enclosed plant material to shelter and feed the developing larva. The species is recognized by this disti...

The strawberry root weevil, Otiorhynchus ovatus, is a small snout beetle in the family Curculionidae. Its legless larvae live in soil and feed on the roots of strawberries and other host plants, while adults emerge later and chew on foliage, usually causing less injury than the root-feeding stage. T...

The white pine weevil, Pissodes strobi, is a North American beetle in the family Curculionidae. It primarily attacks coniferous trees, including white pine and several pine and spruce species. Its larvae feed beneath the bark of the terminal leader, the main upward-growing shoot, and can girdle and...

Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) is a dark, wingless snout beetle in the family Curculionidae. Native to Europe and established as an introduced pest in several other regions, it has nocturnal adults that notch leaf edges and soil-dwelling larvae that feed on roots, especially in ornamental...

Hypera postica, the alfalfa weevil, is a weevil in the family Curculionidae that feeds on alfalfa, Medicago sativa. Native to the Old World, it was first detected in the United States in Utah in 1904 and later spread through much of the country. Its larvae are important crop pests because they consu...

The pecan weevil, Curculio caryae, is a North American weevil in the family Curculionidae and an obligate nut feeder associated with pecans and hickories. Adults emerge from soil and enter tree canopies, where females puncture developing nuts and lay eggs. Larvae feed inside the shell and kernel, ca...

The carrot weevil is the North American beetle Listronotus oregonensis, a member of the weevil family Curculionidae. It attacks cultivated plants in the carrot family, especially carrot, parsley, celery, and dill. Adults feed on foliage and lay eggs in plant petioles, while larvae tunnel through pet...

The pepper weevil, Anthonomus eugenii, is a small weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae and a specialized pest of cultivated peppers. Females lay eggs in flower buds or young fruit, and the larvae feed inside the developing pepper; damaged buds and fruit can then yellow, fall, or fail to mature....

[Callosobruchus maculatus](https://ask.ifas.ufl.edu/publication/IN1338), known as the cowpea weevil or cowpea seed beetle, is a stored-legume pest in the leaf beetle family Chrysomelidae. Females glue eggs to the surface of dry seeds, and the larvae bore into the seed and develop there before adults...

The bean weevil, usually identified as Acanthoscelides obtectus, is a bruchine seed beetle and a pest of common beans and other stored legumes. Females lay eggs on pods or seeds, and the larvae bore into the seed, where the larval and pupal stages develop while consuming its contents. Infestations c...

Bruchus pisorum, commonly called the pea weevil or pea seed beetle, is a seed-feeding beetle in the leaf-beetle family Chrysomelidae. It is widely distributed in pea-growing regions and attacks Pisum sativum. Females lay eggs on the outside of green pods; the larvae enter the developing peas, feed i...

Plum curculio is a weevil commonly identified as Conotrachelus nenuphar and an important orchard pest in North America. Adult females make crescent-shaped scars in young fruit and lay eggs beneath the skin; the larvae feed inside developing apples, plums, peaches, cherries, and related fruit before...

Boll weevil is the common name for Anthonomus grandis, a snout beetle in the family Curculionidae that feeds on cotton. Adults enter cotton squares and bolls to feed and lay eggs, and the larvae develop inside these reproductive structures, damaging the flowers and developing fiber. Native to Mexico...

The rice weevil, Sitophilus oryzae, is a small snout beetle that infests stored cereal grains in many parts of the world. Adult beetles are usually reddish-brown to nearly black and have four lighter markings on the wing covers; unlike the granary weevil, they have functional wings and can fly. Fema...

The maize weevil, Sitophilus zeamais, is a snout beetle that attacks stored maize and other cereal grains. Adults are usually dark brown to black with four reddish or yellowish spots on the wing covers, and they have functional wings, allowing them to fly between grain stores. The female places an e...

The grain weevil, Sitophilus granarius, is a flightless snout beetle that infests stored wheat, barley, oats, rye, rice, and other cereal grains. Adult beetles are dark brown to nearly black, with a long curved snout, and the larvae develop inside individual kernels after the female drills an openin...