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London, England, United Kingdom
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London, England, United Kingdom
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London, England, United Kingdom
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14/05/17 SO586361. Haugh Wood, Herefordshire
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14/05/17 SO586361. Haugh Wood, Herefordshire
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WWT Knapp Reserve, Worcs. U.K. SO 748522
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Ploen, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany
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Arrondissement de Bziers, Occitanie, France
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Saint-Vallier-de-Thiey, Provence-Alpes-Cote d'Azur, France
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Camin, Veneto, Italy
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Ammelshain, Saxony, Germany
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Arrondissement de Bziers, Occitanie, France
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Edwardstone, England, United Kingdom
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London, England, United Kingdom
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Bayern, Deutschland
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More than previous years, this years hazelnut harvest has been hit by the hazelnut weevil (Hazelnootboorder / Curculio nucum) a member of the Curculionoidea family.The weevil lays its eggs in the young, soft hazelnut in June. The nut is devoured by the larvae from the inside out. Infestation is only noticed at an advanced stage, as the nut initially develops normally. The fully developed, up to 15 mm long, larvae actively emerge from the nut and spend the winter in the soil, near the roots. The roughly 2 mm large exit hole produced by the larvae of the hazelnut weevil is a typical sign of damage.All though they are a pest, I hope to make some photos of the adult weevils. They are funny looking beetles.Canon 40DCanon EF100mm f/2.8 Macro USMCanon extension tube EF25 IIISO 100, 1/100 sec., f/16,0+0 EVFlash using a reflector
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Small larvae of the coleopter Curculio elephas inside a oak's acorn.Tuscany, Italy
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Saint-Gervais-sur-Mare, Languedoc-Roussillon, France
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Tipical traces of curculio elephas after its exit.Tuscany, Italy
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Tuscany, Italy
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Peglio, Lombardia, Italia
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Two larvae of Curculio elephas just extract from an oak's acorn.The damage that they can do is big than Cydia sp, they use to attack chestnut as well.Tuscany, Italy
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Tuscany, Italy
