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Peachykeen Seward, NE May 29, 2007

Can anyone i.d. this bug... it's eating my radish and beet leaves. I think it also took out my alyssum. It's about the size of a tick and eats tiny holes in the leaves.

thanks,
Di

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tednugent Dripping Springs, TX(Zone 8b) May 29, 2007

it looks like a vine weevil. the biggest damage they cause is root damage from their larva eating plant roots.expecially potted plants.beneficial nemetodes is all i know of to kill the larva.

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Peachykeen Seward, NE May 29, 2007

I don't think it's a vine weevil because it is only 1/8" long by about 1/16" wide. It doesn't eat just the edges of the leaf, but rather the entire surface (see photo of leaves - the pink circle in the upper left corner of the image highlights one of the bugs).

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thea611 Manning, SC(Zone 8a) May 14, 2009

I know this is an old thread, but I'm having this problem as well, with my radish leaves. It appears to be the same thing that got my mustard green and arugula seedlings. Can anyone identify, and suggest a fix?

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Centaurea Almere, Netherlands(Zone 8b) May 16, 2009

The damage looks like flea beetles, but the weevil is throwing me.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) May 25, 2009

radishes usually get flea beetles. the weevil was posted by another person. the only thing i've used for flea beetles in the past is sevin.

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