Successful control requires an integrated approach that includes good store hygiene, monitoring for any pest activity and, if necessary, then, applications of pesticide.

Adult counts of 21-40/sq. yard in field margins and 8-14 in field are considered threatening. Rangeland’s economic threshold for treatment is 15-20 grasshoppers/sq. yard. For options on control ...

Scouting is an important part of integrated pest management for all pests. Now is a good time to be scouting for a few key pests which can be very damaging to crops; alfalfa weevils, cutworms, and ...

The Red Palm Weevil (RPW) is one of the most dangerous pests of palms in the world. Among several techniques that have been applied to combat the RPW pest such as phytosanitation, chemical ...

Weevils are usually found in dry-stored food products such as rice, grain, seeds, nuts, pasta, flour, cereals, and cornmeal. They live, feed, and reproduce inside—literally within the food—of ...

By John E. Woodmansee Agriculture/Natural Resouorces Extension Educator, Purdue Extension Whitley County COLUMBIA CITY — If you manage fields with alfalfa, now is the time to be scouting for alfalfa ...

LAS CRUCES — The New Mexico Department of Agriculture recognizes that a small number of residential pecan trees are being affected by pecan weevil in four eastern New Mexico cities.

If you manage fields with alfalfa, now is the time to be scouting for alfalfa weevil larvae in northern Indiana. Christian Krupke, Purdue Field Crops Pest Management Specialist, recently said that ...

The South African government has a new weapon in its fight against invasive water plants: a tiny aquatic weevil from Florida, Devdiscourse reported. The salvinia weevil is named for its favorite food.

Adult alfalfa weevils become active and start laying eggs when temperatures exceed 48°F. Alfalfa weevil egg hatching begins when 200-300 growing degree days (GDD; base 48°F) have accumulated ...

In a groundbreaking effort to control invasive alien aquatic plants, Water and Sanitation Deputy Minister Sello Seitlholo, in collaboration with the Rhodes University Centre for Biological Control ...

A new biotype of weevil has been released at Hartbeespoort Dam, marking its first appearance in South Africa. Speaking to leading experts in the field, Daily Maverick unpacks what exactly ...