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Cylas formicarius (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Juliana Cardona-Duque, University of Puerto Rico
Source: IPM Images

Cylas formicarius (Fabricius) - sweet potato weevil
attacks the tubers and stems of sweet potato and is usually considered the most important pest of sweet potatoes (including stored tubers) where this crop is grown. The weevil is 5-6 mm long, ant-like in shape, with blue head and elytra and red thorax and legs.

Synonyms:
Cylas turcipennis


Vernacular names
• English: sweet potato weevil
• Español: picudo de la batata
• Français: charançon de la patate douce


The literature database currently contains 118 publications for Cylas formicarius. (See box above/on left.)