Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. [1][2] Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories.

May 23, 2022 · Certain species of acorn- and nut-feeding weevils, Curculio spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have become significant insect pests of cultivated hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) (Fagales: Betulaceae) worldwide.

May 5, 2024 · Female uses her long snout for boring into nuts/acorns, and deposits eggs there. Larvae feed inside the acorn/nut and emerge to pupate in the soil. The female drills a hole through the nut's shell and excavates one or more chambers near the inner surface, then deposits one egg per chamber.

Despite a relatively recent taxonomic revision, North American weevils of the economically important genus Curculio remain poorly characterized and difficult to distinguish. Given herein is an illustrated key to the 15 species found east of the Mississippi River, including the putatively extinct C. caryatrypes (Boheman) or greater chestnut weevil.

Feb 14, 2025 · Arguably, the largest animal family with >50,000 spp. in ~4600 genera worldwide (2) and 2,500 spp. in ~480 genera of 19 subfamilies in our area (Staphylinidae and/or Ichneumonidae may turn out more speciose.)

Jul 1, 2018 · Certain species of acorn- and nut-feeding weevils, Curculio spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have become significant insect pests of cultivated hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) (Fagales: Betulaceae ...

May 23, 2022 · Certain species of acorn- and nut-feeding weevils, Curculio spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have become significant insect pests of cultivated hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) (Fagales: Betulaceae)...

Nov 17, 2022 · Curculio elephas (Coleoptera, Curculionidae) is a weevil insect found in the south and central parts of Europe, northern Africa and extending east into Iran and Turkey. It is one of the most serious pests of oaks (Quercus spp.) and chestnut (Castanea sativa).

From that silvicultural practices on the structure and diversity of the time until today, in collaboration with Robert Jones and Robert curculionid and apionid communities in the Región de los Al-Anderson, I have been studying the species of weevils from tos of the same state.

Certain species of acorn- and nut-feeding weevils, Curculio spp. (Coleoptera: Curculionidae), have become significant insect pests of cultivated hazelnuts (Corylus spp.) (Fagales: Betulaceae) worldwide.