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ID this palm weevil please

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August 1, 20178 yr

I'm removing a cabbage palm with about 6' of trunk, and this guy appeared on a cut leaf base. Is this a normal pest or a catastrophe?

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August 1, 20178 yr

OUCH :sick: I think it has nick name, or if not, then it deserves one like angel of death...

Edited August 1, 20178 yr by Phoenikakias

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August 1, 20178 yr

17 minutes ago, Yunder Wækraus said:

I'm removing a cabbage palm with about 6' of trunk, and this guy appeared on a cut leaf base. Is this a normal pest or a catastrophe?

Check this out. I think its our native palmetto weevil. Weevil is the perfect name: we evil mashed together into a name.

http://entnemdept.ufl.edu/creatures/orn/palmetto_weevil.htm

Land O Lakes FL, a suburb on the North Side of Tampa, FL

Summers are great, 90f/32c in the day & 70f/21c at night with plentiful rain & sun

Winters are subtropical with occasional frosts and freezes. Tropical cyclones happen.

We have a few Royal palms in the warm microclimates but Coconuts freeze.

I am a Kayaker, Hiker, Bicyclist, and amateur Photographer that loves the outdoors.

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August 3, 20178 yr

KILL IT !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Located on Vanua Levu near Savusavu (16degrees South) Elevation from sealevel to 30meters with average annual rainfall of 2800mm (110in) with temperature from 18 to 34C (65 to 92F).

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August 3, 20178 yr

This weevil is bad news all around. It loves Bizzies even more than Sabals. It destroyed my largest Bizzie two years ago and has hit them all over the Cape. Bag and send out all debris for incineration with trash. Kill all larvae and adults you find.

Meg

Palms of Victory I shall wear

Cape Coral (It's Just Paradise)
Florida
Zone 10A on the Isabelle Canal
Elevation: 15 feet

I'd like to be under the sea in an octopus' garden in the shade.