Citrus Root Weevil?

Bellefleurs

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Citrus Root Weevil?

08-04-2021, 09:06 AM

I have spotted these on my citrus trees along with a fig tree.
Can anybody please identify this insect?
I am worried that these are bad news....
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Piney Point Village, Zone 8b
W/L- Allix, Calderona
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forky_fig

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08-05-2021, 03:14 AM

Looks like vine weevil.
Do you have notches on leaves like the image in the link below ?

Vine Weevils | Garden Pests & Diseases | Gardening Tips | Thompson & Morgan

https://www.thompson-morgan.com/pests/vine-weevils

Vine weevils are loathed by gardeners - but there are ways you can deal with them. Follow our simple tips, and you can recognise & control the damage they do.

UK, zone 8b
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Bellefleurs commented

08-05-2021, 11:52 PM

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The citrus root weevils so eat the leaves in a similar fashion. The real damage is to the roots when the larvae feed on them.
Today I purchased some imidiclopride and treated all of my citrus trees. I plan to repeat in another 4-6 weeks.

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forky_fig commented

08-06-2021, 03:25 AM

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I usuallly get them in strawberries in hanging baskets, I remove the grubs in autumn.

And if they are many of them, I do preventively a "nematodes" watering in my other container plants.

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