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Giant palm weevil in North Carolina


Joe NC

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So I found a palm weevil on my Sabal today.  My first reaction was to murder it with extreme prejudice.  I try to identify anything before killing, but a huge weevil on one of my palms crowns doesn't get that luxury.

After a stomping it, I identified as a Rhynchophorus cruentatus or palmetto/ giant palm weevil.

Everything I've read says it's distributed Florida to coastal SC, guess it's range expanded to SE North Carolina.

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It is a tiny bit crunched from the brutal welcome to NC I gave it...

Should I be worried about the palm I found it on?  It seems to be holding fewer green fronds than usual, but I thought It might be drought stress and the fact it is missing some from 2017/18 winter bs and subsequent summer hurricane damage.

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Might want to try some control measures.  Where there is one adult there are usually more.

Lakeland, FL

USDA Zone 1990: 9a  2012: 9b  2023: 10a | Sunset Zone: 26 | Record Low: 20F/-6.67C (Jan. 1985, Dec.1962) | Record Low USDA Zone: 9a

30-Year Avg. Low: 30F | 30-year Min: 24F

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