Black Vine Weevil
Otiorhynchussulcatus
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Patterson, California
Roswell, Georgia
Carson City, Nevada
Bronxville, New York
Bolivia, North Carolina
Circleville, Ohio
Lincoln City, Oregon
Drexel Hill, Pennsylvania
Salt Lake City, Utah
Seattle, Washington
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coriaceous
ROSLINDALE, MA |
February 2016 |
Negative
One of the worst garden pests, because it has such a wide host range, and because the current landscape treatments for it are at best marginally effective.
It is native to Europe, but it is widespread in the US. It has been spread widely both here and abroad through infested plants propagated and sold by nurseries. There are treatments which are effective in the nurseries but not in the landscape, so there should be no excuse for selling infested plants.
It is native to Europe, but it is widespread in the US. It has been spread widely both here and abroad through infested plants propagated and sold by nurseries. There are treatments which are effective in the nurseries but not in the landscape, so there should be no excuse for selling infested plants.
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Terri1948
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March 2011 |
Negative
Not sure if it's the same kind of Vine Weevil that we have here in the UK but the grubs are SO destructive. The parent Vine Weevil lays its eggs at the base of the plant and the grubs (white maggotty U shaped things with an orange head) nibble away at the roots of plants and then start to eat their way up into the plants themselves. They absolutely love Heucheras and will decimate any plants that are growing in pots and tubs.
Whenever I buy a new plant I always take it from the pot and thoroughly wash the roots before planting it. The reason I do this is because we have a friend who is a market gardener and who buys in lots of compost to plant Spring flowering plants. He told us that every new bag of compost contained dozens of vine weevil grubs.
I watch for notches ch... read more
Whenever I buy a new plant I always take it from the pot and thoroughly wash the roots before planting it. The reason I do this is because we have a friend who is a market gardener and who buys in lots of compost to plant Spring flowering plants. He told us that every new bag of compost contained dozens of vine weevil grubs.
I watch for notches ch... read more
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Katlian
Carson City, NV (Zone 6b) |
July 2010 |
Negative
These weevils (along with Otiorhynchus ovatus, strawberry root weevil) have been a major pest on my strawberries, potatoes, abelia, oregano, horseradish, and tomatoes. They haven't touched the lettuce that grows in the same beds however. The grubs (I'm not sure which species, maybe both) overwinter in the roots of my strawberries, damaging the plants further. I have not yet found a good control method.