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what insect is this

joefish1 · 2014-07-01 22:05:40

Can you tell me what insect this is ... Seeing one too many of these critters about the place this part few months

01-07-2014 10:05pm

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Can you tell me what insect this is ... Seeing one too many of these critters about the place this part few months

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#2 01-07-2014 10:06pm

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joefish1 wrote: »

Can you tell me what insect this is ... Seeing one too many of these critters about the place this part few months

Photo?

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this bad boy: ht tp: //postimg. org/ image /wchm4u6sp /

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Looks like a weevil of some sort.

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#5 02-07-2014 5:15pm

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Looked them up I think youre right .. hope theyre harmless

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joefish1 wrote: »

Looked them up I think youre right .. hope theyre harmless

I know a guy who died just by looking at one. ..........:D
They're only harmless unless your a rose bush. They can do quite some damage to a beautiful garden

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#7 09-07-2014 12:58pm

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It could be a vine weevil, in which case you don't want it anywhere near your garden. Vine weevil larvae are seriously destructive. They snack on the roots of just about anything.

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