A Strawberry Bud Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/16/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
Strawberry Bud Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
Map Snapshot
3 Records
Seasonality Snapshot
Use of media featured on Maryland Biodiversity Project is only permitted with express permission of the photographer.
A Strawberry Bud Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/16/2015). Verified by V. Belov/BugGuide.
View Record Details
Media by
Steve Scholnick.
Strawberry Bud Weevil in Montgomery Co., Maryland (4/12/2022). (c) Katja Schulz, some rights reserved (CC BY).
View Record Details
Media by
Katja Schulz via iNaturalist.
Source: Wikipedia
| Anthonomus signatus | |
|---|---|
_(19179937970).jpg)
| |
| Images of a plant affected by the strawberry weevil | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Genus: | Anthonomus |
| Species: | A. signatus
|
| Binomial name | |
| Anthonomus signatus | |
Anthonomus signatus, the strawberry bud weevil, is a weevil that is a significant pest of strawberries in North America. It is also thought to be a major pest to raspberries.[1] It is native to North America.
Life history
[edit]The adult weevil is about 1/8 of an inch with copper back and white stripes. They are generalists and eat the pollen of their host plants. Female A. signatus lay their eggs on flower buds and then sever the bud from the plant. This habit has given rise to another common name for the species, 'Clipper'. Each female can lay up to 75 eggs per season.[1]
See also
[edit]- Anthonomus rubi (strawberry blossom weevil)
References
[edit]- ^ a b Christina S. Howard (2007). "The Impact of the Strawberry Bud Weevil (Anthonomus signatus) on Raspberry (Rubus idaeus) in Maine" (PDF). The University of Maine.