
Posts Tagged: weevil
New Video from UC IPM on Pantry Pests!
If you have insects invading your kitchen or pantry, or if you've ever opened stored food products and discovered pests inside, you'll want to watch this new video from UC IPM. It describes several types of pantry pests, foods they are attracted to,...
South American Palm Weevil found in California by UCCE Scientist
![Dead palm tree infected by South American palm weevil. [M. Hoddle] Dead palm tree infected by South American palm weevil. [M. Hoddle]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/39779small.jpg)
From the ANR News Blog Southern California's iconic palm trees are now threatened by another invasive species, the South American palm weevil, reported Mark Muckenfuss in the Riverside Press Enterprise. Mark Hoddle, UC Cooperative Extension specialist...
South American palm weevil has recently spread to San Diego County. [M. Lewis]
South American Palm Weevil Detected in San Diego County
![Figure 1. [T. Ellis] Figure 1. [T. Ellis]](http://ucanr.edu/blogs/UCIPMurbanpests//blogfiles/38715small.jpg)
[From the August 2016 issue of the UC IPM Green Bulletin] The South American palm weevil (SAPW), Rhynchophorus palmarum, was recently discovered in a Canary Island date palm in San Ysidro, southern San Diego County. Twenty additional Canary Island...