Oedophrys hilleri

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Oedophrys hilleri (click on image to enlarge it)
Author(s): Anyi Mazo-Vargas, University of Puerto Rico
Source: IPM Images

Oedophrys hilleri (Faust) - (peach root weevil)

The weevil is native in Asia and introduced in North America. The larvae feed on the roots of peach and pear trees, the adults on the leaves.


Publications covering Oedophrys hilleri

Entomological News (2009) 120, 185-193
M.W. Brown and Clarissa R. Mathews (2009)
Biology of Oedophrys hilleri (Faust) (Coleoptera:Curculionidae): A potential new pest of peach in the eastern United States