'Vine weevil grubs live underground, so most of the damage they cause is going to initially appear on plant roots and the ...

QUESTION: I have a number of evergreens in my yard that are being attacked by some insect. I can’t find the insect, but the damage to the leaves is very ...

Here is an annual strategy to control the problem: a layer of grit over container compost helps to deter the egg-laying adults, and a drench (as soon as the soil/compost warms up), with a nematode ...

Black vine weevils are flightless females and parthenogenetic, meaning reproduction happens without fertilization from a male. Female weevils lay on average 200 eggs.

An invasive vine's aggressive expansion in northwest Greenwich has been stymied by tiny weevils, according to officials who have brought in more weevils to fight the plant's spread in another ...

A: I think black vine weevil is the culprit. The adult insect makes characteristic notches on the leaves of rhododendron, azalea and euonymus, as well as other herbaceous plants.

Vine weevils have been electronically tagged by researchers in Shropshire to work out a way to kill them without using chemical insecticides. Experts at Harper Adams University said the insects ...

Researchers at Swansea University say they have come up with a naturally occurring alternative to pesticides to protect a wide range of crops. They are using a fungus to target vine weevils and ...

The two vine weevils are very similar in appearance, though O. armadillo is usually 9.5-11 millimetres long with black or red legs, and O. salicicola is 12-13.5 mm long, more stocky, and with black ...