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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 ...
Scyphophorus is a genus of snout and bark beetles in the subfamily Dryophthorinae of the true weevils (Curculionidae). There are about 11 described species in Scyphophorus . [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ]
The other variety of "worm" in mezcal is the larva of a weevil known as picudo del agave, Scyphophorus acupunctatus, the agave snout weevil, that infests certain species of yucca and maguey. [2] They are not related to edible maguey worms. The weevil is a pest that can severely damage agave plants by eating the plant to death from the inside.
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The same goes for the information found in the linked pages for Scyphophorus acupunctatus, Hypopta agavis and Aegiale hesperianus - it would be great to have this information referenced. Plantchris7 ( talk ) 01:38, 10 February 2008 (UTC) [ reply ]
Chinese astrology — also known as Shu Xiang — dates back more than 2,000 years. Similar to traditional Western astrology, the Chinese zodiac has 12 zodiac signs that can determine a person's ...
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