Larinus obtusus
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larinus-obtusus-315-5107714
title:
Larinus obtusus
text:
Larinus obtusus is a species of true weevil known as the blunt knapweed flower weevil. It is used as an agent of biological pest control against noxious knapweeds, especially spotted knapweed. The adult weevil is dark brown with a large, bulbous snout. It is 5 to 7 millimeters long in total. It is active throughout the summer when the female lays yellow eggs in the opened flower head. The larva emerges and feeds on the developing seeds inside the head. The larval stage lasts 17 days, after which
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description:
Species of beetle
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larinus_obtusus
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date modified:
2024-04-11T20:21:36Z
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