Check Agave Relatives for Weevils

Yuccas and agaves (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Check agave relatives for snout-nose weevil. Don’t wait for signs of infestation; take preventative measures now to protect your agaves, furcraeas, beaucarneas, mangaves and yuccas. See photos.

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Agave Snout Weevil Prevention and Treatment

Agave snout weevil damage (c) Debra Lee Baldwin

Agave snout-nosed weevil is a half-inch-long black beetle with a downward-curving proboscis that enables it to pierce an agave’s core, where it lays its eggs. Grubs hatch, consume the agave’s heart, then burrow into the soil to pupate.

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