What is a weevil? Detailed answer

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What is a weevil?

Around us, without stopping, there is a constant war between man and insects. Some insects are just parasites that spread infection, and some are in the business of destroying what a person is trying to grow. If there is any family of insects that humanity can do without, then these are weevils (they are also called elephants).

Despite the fact that weevils represent only a subclass of insects, their family is the most numerous in the animal kingdom with more than 35 species, and, apparently, most species of weevils have not yet been discovered and described by scientists!

Weevils vary greatly in shape, size and color. Usually these small insects are easily recognizable by their proboscis-like or knife-blade protrusions on their heads. At the end of these protrusions is the mouth. The females use their proboscises to drill holes into which eggs will be laid. Elephant larvae usually look like fat white worms and, like adults, eat various plants with a good appetite.

Weevils are considered so harmful not because of exorbitant appetite or large numbers of individuals in the colony. The thing is that they damage the vital and most delicate parts of plants: buds, fruits, seeds, young shoots, etc. Thus, after visiting the weevil, the plant can only die.

The barn weevil, which destroys various crops, is one of the most harmful representatives of its family. And the rice weevil destroys not only rice, but also other dry foods.

The most dangerous enemy of cotton crops is the cotton weevil, which can destroy the entire crop. So you can see for yourself how harmful the weevil is to humans.

Author: Likum A.

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