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SusanLouise Lincoln, NE(Zone 5b) Jun 17, 2009

Friend or foe?
TIA :)

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Jun 17, 2009

I don't know if it's much of a pest or not, but the larvae burrow into the stems of ragweed and cocklebur plants. It's a called a Cocklebur Weevil, Rhodobaenus quinquepunctatus

http://www.google.com/search?q=cocklebur+weevil&rls=com.microsoft:*&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&startIndex=&startPage=1

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kandredvm Phoenix, AZ Jun 20, 2009

I just found these on my Asclepias today, here in Phoenix. I was hoping they were there to eat the aphids, but apparently not... There are a few on all my Asclepias plants, so I wonder if they are going to be a problem. I'll be hunting ladybugs, lacewings, and mantises at the garden centers tomorrow!

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