Tuesday, May 12, 2015

What Are Rose Weevils: Tips For Controlling Fuller Rose Beetle Pests

By Stan V. (Stan the Roseman) Griep American Rose Society Certified Consulting Rosarian – Rocky Mountain District Controlling rose fuller beetle in the garden is a good idea if you expect to grow healthy roses, along with other plants. Let’s learn more about this garden pest and how to prevent or treat rose beetle damage. What are Rose Weevils? The fuller rose beetle is another one for our Garden Bad Guy or Unwanted Garden Visitors list. This beetle goes by different names in the scientific readings out there, those being: Naupactus godmani Pantomorus cervinus Asynonchus cervinus The fuller rose beetle adults are brown and do not fly. They have a snout that resembles other beetles in a group known as snout beetles. Viewing them from the top, their head and bulging eyes are different from other snout beetles, as the snout is less sharply pointed to the ground than that

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