Pepper weevil
| Pepper weevil | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Insecta |
| Order: | Coleoptera |
| Family: | Curculionidae |
| Subfamily: | Curculioninae |
| Tribe: | Anthonomini |
| Genus: | Anthonomus |
| Species: | A. eugenii |
| Binomial name | |
| Anthonomus eugenii Cano | |
The pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) feeds and lays eggs on the genus Capsicum and a few species of Solanum (Solanaceae).[1] It is an important pest of Capsicum in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Central America. [2]
Life history
Catolaccus hunteri Crawford is a parasitoid that preys on A. eugenii in Florida.[2]
References
- ↑ K. M. Addesso, H. J. McAuslane, P. A. Stansly & D. J. Schuster (2007). "Host-marking by female pepper weevils, Anthonomus eugenii". Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.
- 1 2 Schuster, David J. "Suppression of Anthonomus eugenii (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) pepper fruit infestation with releases of Catolaccus hunteri (Hymenoptera: Pteromalidae)". Biocontrol Science and Technology, Volume 17, Number 4, 2007 , pp. 345-351(7).
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