Pest on crop
Strawberry Root Weevil on everbearing strawberry
Otiorhynchus ovatus
Beetle whose larvae feed on strawberry roots and crowns, weakening or killing plants over time.
- Pest
- Strawberry Root Weevil
- Scientific name
- Otiorhynchus ovatus
- Crop
- Everbearing Strawberry
- Total hosts
- 2
Strawberry Root Weevil on everbearing strawberry
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Signs on everbearing strawberry
- ▸ Notched leaf margins from adult feeding
- ▸ Wilting and stunting from root damage
- ▸ Larvae visible at crowns when plants are pulled
IPM controls
- ✓ Beneficial nematodes (Steinernema or Heterorhabditis) applied to soil
- ✓ Crop rotation away from weevil-host plants
- ✓ Adult trapping with pitfall traps
- ✓ Replace plantings on a 3-year cycle
Other crops affected by strawberry root weevil
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