Bug FAQFuller's rose weevil
Naupactus cervinus · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Curculionidae
Also called: Fuller rose beetle
Source: Wikipedia
Fuller's rose weevil is a small brown-grey beetle about 6.5 to 8 mm long. Females can lay up to a thousand eggs that hatch in a few weeks, and the larvae feed on plant roots for many months, making the insect a serious pest of many crops.
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How to recognize it
Adults are brown-grey with eyes set on the sides of the head. The snout curves slightly downward and the wing covers are fused, so the beetle cannot fly.
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Size
They grow to about 6.5 to 8 mm in length.
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Where it lives
Females lay up to 1,000 eggs during their life.
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Where it comes from
The species is native to South America.
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Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 26 of 51 states and DC. Most records: California, North Carolina, Georgia, Virginia, Hawaii, South Carolina, Alabama, Tennessee.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
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Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
How many eggs can a female Fuller's rose weevil lay?
A female can lay up to about one thousand eggs in her lifetime.
Source: Wikipedia
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Naupactus_cervinus
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