Is This a Vine Weevil

Discussion in 'Pests, Diseases and Cures' started by Belto, Sep 27, 2007.

  1. Belto

    Belto Apprentice Gardener

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    Hi This is my first posting and looking for some advice.
    Is this a vine weevil, if so I think I may have discovered another way of collecting them prior to laying their eggs in my flower containers
    I found this one along with others in my Slug Pub.
    I have removed it given it a wash and a photo shoot, It had difficulty standing up,at least he /she went down smiling [​IMG]
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  2. daitheplant

    daitheplant Total Gardener

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    Hi Belto, and welcome. It looks like a weevil of some sort but I`m not convinced it`s a vine weevil, they normally have white spots on their backs. David.
     
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    Banana Man You're Growing On Me ...

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    Looks like a ground beetle ? Vine Weevil and beetles are easy to mix up.
     
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    No, definitely not a weevil. It is a ground beetle and it would be in your beer trap because it eats slugs. Weevils all have long 'noses with the final pair of antenna emerging from the end rather than just behind it as in beetles,
    Google Vine Weevil images for some very useful identification pictures.
     
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