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Ochyromera ligustri, the ligustrum weevil, is a species of leguminous seed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3]
Most weevils have the ability to fly (including pest species such as the rice weevil), [2] [3] though a significant number are flightless, such as the genus Otiorhynchus, and others can jump. One species of weevil, Austroplatypus incompertus, exhibits eusociality, one of the few insects outside the Hymenoptera and the Isoptera to do so ...
Hypomeces pulviger, also known as the gold-dust weevil or green weevil, is a species of beetle in the true weevil family. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The adult weevil can reach a length of about 14 mm (0.6 in) and is covered with iridescent green or yellowish-green dust-like scales all over the body.
A crop pest. [7] Golden apple snail: Pomacea canaliculata: Nationwide: South America: Introduced in the Philippines from Argentina via Taiwan in the 1980s. It was originally intended as a protein source for farmers' diet and was also kept as an aquarium pet. It is regarded as a crop pest in rice cultivation. [8] [9] Red-eared slider: Trachemys ...
Ochyromera is a genus of leguminous seed weevils in the beetle family Curculionidae. ... Ochyromera ligustri Warner, 1961 (ligustrum weevil) Ochyromera miwai Kôno, 1939;
Chalcoscelis albiguttata-pest of leaves [1] leaf eating, gelatine grub (Chalcocelis albiguttatus) [3] scale insect (Coccoidea) [1] scale insect, soft scale (Coccus sp.) [3] durian fruit borer, durian husk borer, yellow peach moth, Queensland bollworm (Conogethes punctiferalis syn. Monogatus puntiferalis and Dichocrocis punctiferalis) [1] [3]
Privet is considered a huge problem in New Zealand and the east coast of Australia (Ligustrum lucidum, Ligustrum sinense and Ligustrum vulgare [6]). It is banned from sale or cultivation in New Zealand because its pollen is known to cause asthma and eczema in sufferers. Privet can be removed by contacting local government agencies to report its ...
Egg laying and/or feeding damage on rhubarb as caused by the adult weevil. L. concavus is usually present in fairly small numbers and can be handpicked and then destroyed. . Removal of the other host plants, such as curly dock, wild dock, sunflower, and thistle, during midsummer, when the L. concavus larvae are still in them, may also help to reduce pest populati