Snout beetles, weevils (Curculionoidea) in the garden
Snout beetles, weevils
(Curculionoidea) have the name from the extended snout. The antennae are often bent. They are
herbivores and can be harmful. The main family is the family Curculionidae.
Other families are: Apionidae, Attelabidae, Urodontidae, Anthribidae and
Nemonychidae.
Polydrusus
sericeusSubfamily: Brachyderinae. Family Curculionidae
When they are young, they have a beautiful green colouring. It changes ingrayish green when they are old.
You can find this species in
birches. In my garden I find them in the bay shrubs near the birch. They feed on leaves of trees and bushes such as birch,
apple, strawberry. They are no pest in my garden.
The larvae feed on roots.
Europe. In America (Green immigrant leaf weevil)
since 1906 (first found in New York)
April - July
Philopedon plagiatus
Family Curculionidae
This
snout beetle I’ve often seen in June 2008 in the evening in the Goldenrod. When
you try to catch it, it prefers to fall down.
Length: 4 - 6 mm
Sandy soils. Oft along the coast in the dunes.
Western and Central Europe.
April, Mai, June There are similar snout beetles like species of the family
Strophosoma.
Photos
below: April 2009
German: Graue Kugelrüßler
Sitona spec.Subfamily: Brachyderinae. Family Curculionidae
There are a number of similar Sitona species. From a photo it is not
possible to determine this sitona.
It was walking on the terrace under my chair on a sunny day in the autumn.
German:
Blattrandkäfer,Graurüßler
Clover
root weevil(Sitona lepidus) Subfamily:
Brachyderinae. Family Curculionidae
This weevil walked on my arm.
It is a European beetle, which feed on several species of clovers. It is
found now also in other parts of the world.
The beetle eat the clover leaves.
The larvae eat the roots.
Length: 4 - 5 mm.
There is written a lot about this pest on the internet, but nothing in Dutch. Particularly in New Zealand
it is a pest.
The clover weevil was first identified in New Zealand in 1996. On this
site you can read more: http://www.ceresfarm.co.nz/clover.htm
Photo 9-8-2010
Curculio betulae maybe Curculio rubidus Family
Curculionidae
First I thought it was an Acorn Weevil (or Acorn Borer) (Curculio
glandium) or Curculio nucum). Theodoor Heijerman recognized this Curculio.
Size 4 mm.
A Borer because the female disposes one or two eggs in a fruit. First it drills a hole in the
fruit. The larva eats from inside.
When the fruit falls, the larva chews its way out. It
overwinters in the ground. In spring it pupates.
Here it is on the flower of feverfew.
It eats pollen and nectar.
Loosestrife
flower weevil(Nanophyes
marmoratus) Subfamily: Nanophyinae. Family Curculionidae
If
I see this little snout beetle, my admiration for nature increases. So
small and so beautiful. It was
walkingaround on the leaf.
It was difficult to get a good photo.
They are feeding on youngest leaves and flower parts.Eggs are laid singly into the tips of flower buds. Attacked
buds remain closed and often drop to the ground.This year (2008) in my
garden especially flowers of purple loosestrife (Lythrum salicaria). In August appears a new generation of beetles. This
generation hibernates in the leaf litter.The development from egg to adult snout beetle lasts a
month. Measuring 1,5-2 mm !! This little beetle iswidespread in Europe. But it is also common in America now. In fact I could find more informationon the American sites. There it is used as a biological control
agent, for in America purple loosestrife is an invasive weed.
Strawberry
blossom weevil (Anthonomus rubi)
Onderfamilie:
Curculioninae. Familie Curculionidae
On these photos the weevil eats the pollen. But it seems to be a pest for the strawberry and raspberry plants in Europe.
Beetles eat the leaves. The females lay one egg in the bud, where the larva develops.
The beetle overwinters.
Length 2 - 3 mm
German: Erdbeerblütensteche
Otiorhynchus singularis. Family
Curculionidae
Probably Clay-coloured
weevil Otiorhynchus singularis but Otiorhynchus veterator is
also possible.
Otiorhynchus singularis is seen as a scourge for raspberry growers.
In spring it feeds on buds and shoots of raspberry, but it likes also rhododendron.
The larvae feed on the roots of bush fruit.
The larvae overwinter.
Length 7 - 8 mm
They are distributed worldwide.
German: Braune Lappenrüssler
Strawberry Root Weevil
(Otiorhynchus ovatus) Family Curculionidae
Dark brown to black with red legs and antennae. They can not fly.
The plants you can find the beetle include strawberry, raspberry, rhododendron, grape, and peppermint.
The white, legless larva feed on the roots of these plants. As they get older, they
feed on the leaves ..
Length 5 to 7 mm.
Photos 4-6-2010
German: Erdbeerwurzelrüsselkäfer
, Kleiner Schwarzer Rüsselkäfer French: Le charançon de la racine du
fraisier
Black vine weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus). Family
Curculionidae
A black weevil with light spots (light yellow hairs) on the back.
This weevil can't run and fly. For a beetle it can be quite old. Even a few years.
It feeds on leaves of different plant species.
The larvae are white and they are a pest for many plants. In my garden it is not
a problem. But in flower pots, it can be a pest. Also on a plant nursery, they are not happy with
black vine weevils. The larvae feed on the roots of plants like conifers, rhododendrons, strawberry
plants. Also potted plants like fuchsia, Kalanchoë.
A natural pesticide by the pest is a nematode. They eat the larva from the inside.
The larva overwinters.
Length 9 to 11 mm
Native to Europe, but they are also common in North America.
German: Gefurchte Dickmaulrüssler,
Breitmaulrüssler French: L'otiorhynque de la vigne
Apion spec. Family Apionidae
A family of small snout beetles. They all have the shape of the pictured beetles.
From a photograph, they are usually very difficult to identify. These weevils may
be beetles in the subfamilies Diplapion or Aspidapion.
Perhaps Aspidapion radiolus, because they are found on mallow.
These weevils are sitting on comon mallow.
Length 3 - 4 mm
You can find many weevil species on the German site "Kerbtier"
(Cimberidae, Rhynchitidae, Attelabidae, Apionidae, Curculionidae). www.kerbtier.de
I want to thank everyone, who has helped me (waarneming.nl)
to identify. In particular, Jan Cuppen en
Theodoor Heijerman