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Main damage and Symptoms of the Strawberry Blossom
Weevil
The typical damage to leaves by most weevils, are the
'notches' cut into the leaf edges. Holes in the leaves and leaf stalk,
together with wilting of the flower buds. The wilting is caused by a/
the eating of the inner flower bud by the weevil larvae, and also by the
partial cutting of the stem by the adult after laying the eggs.
Plants become stunted later as the larvae fall to the
ground and feed upon roots and crown during the year - including mild
winters.
Treatment
One treatment each year is normally enough to control
this pest. Provado sprayed direct to tight flower buds and to
surrounding soil, will kill adults and active larvae of the strawberry -
Raspberry - Blossom weevil.
If the description is similar, but the beetles are
seen to be metallic green - not black, then it could also be the
Strawberry Rhynchites
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