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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 09, 2009

I did a seed exchange with a local person today and found these in the hollyhock seed heads. LOTS of them. I don't dare open the bag until I kn w what they are and what to do about them.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 09, 2009

Another pic.

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suunto Sinks Grove, WV Sep 10, 2009

These are hollyhock weevils (Rhopalapion longirostre; Coleoptera: Brentidae); the female has a much longer snout than the male - see http://tinyurl.com/nv257j for an image. They do not appear to cause significant harm to the plants.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Sep 25, 2009

Okay, thank you.

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stevhoff Aurora, CO Jun 09, 2010

Well I have read other posts that they can cause damage. I sprayed some diluted dawn dish soap at 1 tsp/gallon of water and got an instant kill if you want to control them.

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kwanjin (Zone 7a) Jun 09, 2010

Good tip. Plants are doing well.

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