Photo by E. Levine, The Ohio State University, Bugwood.org |
- Weevils are about 5 mm long and grey-brown coloured with four pairs of ridges on the forewings
- Adult weevils can cause scarring and oviposition wounds on fruit and may cause some marginal damage to leaves and blossoms
- Larval feeding causes internal fruit damage leading to fruit drop
- Most likely dispersal over long distances is through movement of packing material contaminated with adult weevils
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High priority pest of: Apples and pears, Summerfruit
Scientific name: Conotrachelus nenuphar
EPPRD Category: 2
Life Form: Beetles & weevils (COLEOPTERA)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
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