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Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the sisal weevil or agave weevil, is a species of polyphaga beetle of the family of the Curculionidae. [1] Sisal weevil larvae, known as picudo del agave or "nixtamal worms", are a traditional food in parts of Mexico. [2] Sisal weevil, struggling to get up Sisal weevil Sisal weevil, found in the White Sands Monument ...
The palm weevil Rhynchophorus ferrugineus is one of two species of snout beetle known as the red palm weevil, Asian palm weevil or sago palm weevil.The adult beetles are relatively large, ranging between 2 and 4 centimetres (1 and 1 + 1 ⁄ 2 inches) long, and are usually a rusty red colour—but many colour variants exist and have often been classified as different species (e.g., R. vulneratus).
Adults have harmful effects for the crop when they aggregate in large groups. The larvae can cause severe damage and kill the plant by gnawing the plant roots. [5] The cockchafer develops via metamorphosis, in which the beetle undergoes stages of egg, larvae, pupae and adults. The mating behaviour is controlled by pheromones.
The invasive beetle that kills ash trees has traveled to new areas in Texas. Texas A&M Forest Service confirmed last week that the emerald ash borer is now in five counties in North and Central Texas.
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Dermolepida albohirtum, the cane beetle, is a native Australian beetle and a pest of sugarcane. Adult beetles eat the leaves of sugarcane, but greater damage is done by their larvae hatching underground and eating the roots, which either kills or stunts the growth of the plant. [ 1 ]
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Agabus is a large genus of predatory aquatic beetles in the family Dytiscidae, proposed in 1817 by William Elford Leach [1] and named after Agabus, an early follower of Christianity. The adult beetles are moderate-sized, 5 to 14 mm long.