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The nut weevil refers to various species of beetles in the genus Curculio that act as widespread agricultural pests of hazelnuts and chestnuts. These insects are physically characterized by their elongated snouts, known as rostrums. Females use these long rostrums to chew holes into developing nuts,...

The Mountain Pine Beetle is a bark beetle native to North American forests that causes widespread pine tree mortality by introducing pathogenic blue stain fungi.

The Southern Pine Beetle is a highly destructive bark beetle native to the southern United States that causes widespread mortality in pine forests during severe outbreaks.

The Western Pine Beetle is an aggressive bark beetle native to the western United States that attacks and kills large ponderosa pines during periods of prolonged drought.

The Black Turpentine Beetle is the largest bark beetle in North America, notable for attacking the lower trunks of weakened pine trees and producing copious amounts of resin.

The Spruce Bark Beetle is a severe forest pest across the Northern Hemisphere, known for causing massive die-offs of mature spruce trees during widespread outbreaks.

The Douglas-fir Beetle is the most important bark beetle pest of Douglas-fir trees across western North America, typically infesting weakened or windthrown timber stands.

The Pine Engraver is a common bark beetle found across North America that breeds in the inner bark of freshly cut or dying pine trees, often killing the tops of trees.

The Redbay Ambrosia Beetle is an invasive wood-boring insect native to Asia that was introduced to the United States in 2002 and causes lethal laurel wilt disease.

The Elm Bark Beetle is historically infamous as the primary vector of Dutch elm disease, a fungal pathogen that devastated elm populations across North America and Europe.

The Coffee Berry Borer is a small but highly destructive beetle native to Africa that is considered the most devastating pest of cultivated coffee crops worldwide.

The Strawberry Root Weevil is a flightless agricultural pest native to Europe that severely damages strawberry crops by consuming their foliage and roots.

The White Pine Weevil is a significant forest pest native to North America that kills the central leader of pine and spruce trees, severely stunting their growth.

The Black Vine Weevil is a flightless insect native to Europe but globally invasive, notorious for its destructive soil-dwelling larvae that destroy plant roots.

The Alfalfa Weevil is an invasive agricultural pest introduced to the United States in the early 1900s, known for severely defoliating alfalfa crops.

The Pecan Weevil is a prominent insect pest native to the southern United States that causes severe economic damage by laying eggs inside developing pecan nuts.

The Carrot Weevil is a native North American pest that damages carrot and parsley crops by consuming plant roots and causing significant yield losses.

The Pepper Weevil is a major agricultural pest in North America that specifically infests pepper plants, causing the developing buds and fruits to drop prematurely.

The Plum Curculio is a nocturnal insect native to North America that severely damages stone fruits and apples by laying eggs inside the developing young fruit.

The Boll Weevil is an insect native to Mexico that devastated the United States cotton industry in the early 20th century by destroying the cotton bolls.

The Rice Weevil is a major pest of stored grains worldwide, distinguished from similar species by its ability to fly and its four pale spots on its wing covers.

The Maize Weevil is a serious agricultural pest known for infesting stored corn, characterized by its flight capability and distinct, deep punctures on its thorax.

The Grain Weevil is a globally widespread agricultural pest notable for being flightless, relying entirely on human grain storage and transport for its dispersal.