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What (who) is curculio - definition
GENUS OF INSECTS
Acorn Weevil; Acorn weevil
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Curculio
·noun One of a large group of beetles (Rhynchophora) of many genera;
- called also weevils, snout beetles, billbeetles, and billbugs. Many of the species are very destructive, as the plum curculio, the corn, grain, and rice weevils, ·etc.
curculio
[k?:'kju:l???]
¦ noun (plural curculios) chiefly N. Amer. a weevil which is a pest of fruit trees. [Conotrachelus nenuphar (the plum curculio) and other species.]
Origin
C18: mod. L., 'corn weevil'.
Curculio
Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories.
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Curculio
Curculio is a genus of weevils belonging the family Curculionidae and subfamily Curculioninae. Members of the genus are commonly referred to as acorn weevils or nut weevils as they infest the seeds of trees such as oaks and hickories. The adult female weevil bores a tiny hole in the immature nut to lay her eggs, which then hatch into legless grubs. In autumn, the grubs bore holes through the shells from the inside to emerge into the soil where they may live for a year or two before maturing into adults.
Examples of use of curculio
1. The quarter–inch–long plum curculio is particularly difficult for growers like Koan to control because no good organic controls have been developed for them.
2. As part of a research experiment believed to be among the first of its kind, Koan is using pigs to help protect his fruit from the plum curculio, a tiny insect that is among the most destructive apple pests.