Hollyhock Weevil (Rhopalapion longirostre)

Order: Coleoptera (ko-lee-OP-ter-a) (Info) Family: Apionidae Genus: Rhopalapion Species: longirostre Profile: No positives No neutrals 4 negatives Regional... This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions: Boise, Idaho Sioux City, Iowa Detroit, Michigan Dowling, Michigan Onekama, Michigan West Islip, New York West Valley City, Utah (2 reports) Chewelah, Washington Eschbach, Washington Kalama, Washington Marysville, Washington Sunnyslope, Washington Marinette, Wisconsin Member Notes: Rating Author Comment Negative abell88 On Aug 2, 2007, abell88 from Toronto Canada wrote: Sucks the life out of my hollyhocks. I'm in Toronto, Canada Negative dicentra63 On May 16, 2008, dicentra63 from West Valley City, UT (Zone 6b) wrote: Rotten things clamp down onto the hollyhock buds and suck them dry. The plants never recover. Negative ccove On Jun 25, 2008, ccove from West Islip, NY (Zone 6b) wrote: They were killing my hollyhocks, sprayed them with insectisidial soap x2 and no more problems Negative Ithiel On Aug 14, 2010, Ithiel from Detroit, MI (Zone 6b) wrote: After being plagued with these pests for 3 months, I wonder if it's normal for them to have disappeared as of July. It almost seems too good to be true, especially for my Hollyhocks.

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