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The adult bluegrass billbug is about 0.25 in (0.6 cm) in length, a third of which is the long, downward-curving snout or proboscis. [5] The thorax bears deep puncture marks and the elytra have longitudinal grooves. These billbugs are usually some shade of brown, grey or black. [6]
Sphenophorus is a genus of weevils, often known as billbugs, in the family Curculionidae, [1] [2] [3] and tribe Sphenophorini. Eleven species of billbugs infest managed turfgrass in North America. [4] Sphenophorus cicatristriatus Sphenophorus cicatristriatus
Sphenophorus coesifrons, or the oblite billbug, [i] is a species of beetle in the family Dryophthoridae.It is found in North America. [1] [2] [3] Its length ranges from about a quarter to five-sixteenths of an inch, and it closely resembles the bluegrass billbug, from which it can be distinguished by its shorter and much heavier beak.
According to recent observations, early signs of spring have already begun in the southern United States. In the Southeast, the spring leaf-out process is 1-2 weeks later than the long-term average.
Overwintering is the process by which some organisms pass through or wait out the winter season, or pass through that period of the year when "winter" conditions (cold or sub-zero temperatures, ice, snow, limited food supplies) make normal activity or even survival difficult or near impossible. In some cases "winter" is characterized not ...
On this Valentine's Day, here is a story of 94-year-old Don Barnett and his 93-year-old wife Marilyn, who have kept their love alive for 68 years with a musical elixir.
The speckled wood butterfly is univoltine in the northern part of its range, e.g. northern Scandinavia. Adults emerge in late spring, mate, and die shortly after laying eggs; their offspring will grow until pupation, enter diapause in anticipation of the winter, and emerge as adults the following year – thus resulting in a single generation of butterflies per year.
For North Carolina's acclaimed bluegrass duo Darin and Brooke Aldridge, securing Country Music Hall of Famer and Grand Ole Opry member Vince Gill on their latest album was a career-defining moment.