Difference between revisions of "Curculio elephas"
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[[File:Curculio_elephas_IPM1224009.jpg|250px|thumb|''Curculio elephas'' (cropped) (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1224009 IPM Images]]] | [[File:Curculio_elephas_IPM1224009.jpg|250px|thumb|''Curculio elephas'' (cropped) (click on image to enlarge it)<br/>Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service<br/>Source: [http://www.ipmimages.org/browse/detail.cfm?imgnum=1224009 IPM Images]]] | ||
| − | <font color="#800000">'''''Curculio elephas'''''</font> (Gyllenhal) - (chestnut weevil) | + | <font color="#800000">'''''Curculio elephas'''''</font> (Gyllenhal) - (chestnut weevil) |
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The weevil is a pest of chestnuts in Europe and also infests oak acrons. The female lays its eggs into developing nuts where the larvae feed over a period of about 2 months. The mature larvae leave the nuts in autumn and pupate in the soil. The young adults emerge from the soil after around 9 months. | The weevil is a pest of chestnuts in Europe and also infests oak acrons. The female lays its eggs into developing nuts where the larvae feed over a period of about 2 months. The mature larvae leave the nuts in autumn and pupate in the soil. The young adults emerge from the soil after around 9 months. | ||
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Curculio elephas (cropped) (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images
Author(s): Jerry A. Payne, USDA Agricultural Research Service
Source: IPM Images
Curculio elephas (Gyllenhal) - (chestnut weevil)
The weevil is a pest of chestnuts in Europe and also infests oak acrons. The female lays its eggs into developing nuts where the larvae feed over a period of about 2 months. The mature larvae leave the nuts in autumn and pupate in the soil. The young adults emerge from the soil after around 9 months.
| Vernacular names | |
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| • Deutsch: | Kastanienbohrer |
| • English: | chestnut weevil |
| • Español: | balanino de las castañas gorgojo de las castañas |
| • Français: | charançon des châtaignes balanin des châtaignes |
Synonyms:
Balanius elephas
