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flyboyFL Longboat Key, FL May 05, 2007

What am I?

And it (and friends) is chewing up my Meyer's Lemon leaves.

Hope it doen't like the fruit.

What should I do besides picking them off.

: )

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 05, 2007

Maybe this one, it's the only green weevil I could find in the south, and its name has the citrus connotation...
Blue-green Citrus Root Weevil / Pachnaeus litus

http://bugguide.net/node/view/70474

This link doesn't have much info for this particular bug though, maybe check around

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flyboyFL Longboat Key, FL May 05, 2007

Thanks -- looks like it.

But how do I kill it.

I sprayed with Bt -- but he seems to thrive on it.

Be well

: )

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 05, 2007

I'd ask your local ag extension office, and maybe post on the Garden Pests and Diseases forum... Florida's a whole 'nother world from here.

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flyboyFL Longboat Key, FL May 05, 2007

Thank you

:)

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flyboyFL Longboat Key, FL May 19, 2007

claypa~

You are obviously right. A local bug guy confirmed it. But he states that you can't really eradicate them except by planting nematodes to get the grubs.

I did some spraying with oil -- and they have disappeared -- so far.

Thanks again

: )

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kennedyh Churchill, Victoria, Australia(Zone 10a) May 19, 2007

flyboyFL,
we have no images of Pachnaeus litus in BugFiles so far, so would you please add your image to the BugFiles entry for the species here: http://davesgarden.com/bf/go/886/

Kennedy

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) May 20, 2007

flyboyFL, that's good news, glad I could help!
Mike

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flyboyFL Longboat Key, FL May 20, 2007

kennedyh~

Done. It's my pleasure.

:)

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) May 20, 2007

bt won't do a thing for any but caterpillars. i used to hand pick and squash those weevils (in the keys). i think neem would probably take care of them.

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flyboyFL Longboat Key, FL May 20, 2007

trackinsand~

I did use Neem -- but they seemed to like it as salad dressing. Anyhow they're gone now.

I just hope they didn't damage the roots.

There is also some edge chomping visible on my other citrus: The Key Line, The Navel Orange. and, the Grapefruit.

They ignored my kumquats

Wait'll next April

Be well

:)

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