Q: When do agave weevils turn into grubs so I can time the treatment to the soil with a pesticide at the correct time? A: Agave weevil control is done from about the middle of April until the middle ...
The pepper weevil (Anthonomous eugenii Cano) is a destructive invasive insect pest of cultivated peppers in the southeastern United States. Adult pepper weevils feed on fruit and leaf buds and lay ...
Area research institutions are revving up their studies in an effort to find a way to stop a bug that has been destroying Canary Island date palm trees in La Jolla and elsewhere in San Diego County in ...
Alfalfa and hay producers are encouraged to be proactive when it comes to pests and this year they really need to be paying attention for one weevil in particular, according to one expert. Jeff ...
The South American palm weevil is a very small bug that has the potential to cause very big problems. Native to Mexico, Central America, and South America, this invasive weevil eats the foliage of ...
If you are involved with alfalfa production, you may recall some springtime discussions and news articles in 2025 about ...
Across San Diego it is becoming more common to see the sad sight of a flattened halo of fronds atop a palm tree, the sure sign of a tree that has fallen victim to the South American Palm Weevil.
The citrus root weevil (Diaprepes abbreviatus) is a new invasive insect pest of specialty crops in Leon County. First specimens of the insect were collected at the FAMU Center for Viticulture and ...
The red palm weevil can devastate the valuable date palm plantations of the Middle East. Yet, date producers are still hesitant to apply new technologies that can control this invasive pest. A recent ...
Boll weevils plagued the cotton industry throughout much of the Cotton Belt for almost a century before entomologists and producers executed one of the most successful pest eradication programs in the ...
A Missoula-based invasive weed workgroup is eying the prowess of a European weevil to nibble down flowering rush at Flathead Lake, where the exotic aquatic perennial thrives. An invasive ornamental ...