Anyone good on weevils

Lord V · #1 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 07:55 PM

A tiny weevil about 3 or 4mm body length. It was originally sitting on my car roof (find lots of bugs there) but I persuaded it to climb onto a camelia petal for a better background

Brian V.

Stefan · #2 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 07:59 PM

Wow! Very nice

I think (vine) weevils do some damage to the roots of plants but I cannot remember

Lord V · #3 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

Wow! Very nice

I think (vine) weevils do some damage to the roots of plants but I cannot remember

Thanks- pretty sure it's not a vine weevil - they aree much bigger and different colours.

Brian V.

Dogghound · #4 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:14 PM

Ceutorhynchus pallidactylus

Lord V · #5 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:18 PM

Thanks dogghound

Brian V.

Meta menardi · #6 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:21 PM

I don't want to seem too random, but what colour is your car. You seem to imply it is a bit of a bug magnet.

Cheryl · #7 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:37 PM

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Originally Posted by Stefan

Wow! Very nice

I think (vine) weevils do some damage to the roots of plants but I cannot remember

Vine Weevils larvae do immense damage to roots of plants - they're cream in colour with a brownish coloured head and are usually curled into a "C" position.

I don't think the picture is of a vine weevil either - all the ones I've ever seen are a lot darker.

Dan Salter · #8 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:40 PM

And lets not forget " Weevils wobble, but they dont fall down".....oh no hang on....that was Weebles .

Dogghound · #9 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 08:41 PM

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Originally Posted by Cheryl

Vine Weevils larvae do immense damage to roots of plants - they're cream in colour with a brownish coloured head and are usually curled into a "C" position.

Although be careful as several other less destructive beetle familys have similar larvae to you description we dont want to kill the wrong sort.

Lord V · #10 (**permalink**) 05-04-2008, 09:04 PM

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Originally Posted by Meta menardi

I don't want to seem too random, but what colour is your car. You seem to imply it is a bit of a bug magnet.

It's a silver metallic grey colour. I suspect it is not a magnet but a trap. The drive it's parked on is between two houses and it does not get any sun until nearer mid summer. Bugs land on it and are very easy to spot but they seem to have difficulty taking off again. I often get tiny chalcid wasps on it and have watched them trying to take off in vain - the surface seems to cool them off. I've got bugs to walk onto a leaf and placed the leaf in the sun and they take off immediately

Brian V.