Apple blossom weevil
| Apple blossom weevil | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Tribe: | Anthonomini |
| Genus: | Anthonomus |
| Species: | A. pomorum |
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Anthonomus pomorum (Linnaeus, 1758) |
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Anthonomus pomorum or the apple blossom weevil is a univoltine herbivore of apple trees, Malus domestica.
Adults generally overwinter in leaf litter of forests or hedgerows. In Spring, weevils immigrate into orchards and colonize apple trees. The weevils may find their host trees using pheromones or plant-derived chemical cues.
Spiders can be effective predators of A. pomorum.
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