Showing 6 types of WEEVILS
Latin Name: Acanthoscelides obtectus
This species may be native to North America, but now is found throughout the world as a pest of stored dry legumes.
Latin Name: Bruchus rufimanus
Possibly a native of North Africa, but now cosmopolitan.
Latin Name: Araecerus fasciculatus
It is native to India but now occurs throughout the world due to commerce and movement of infested products. It is established in all tropical regions and while commonly found in North America it does not survive well outside of the stored food products.
This species may be native to North America, but now is found throughout the world as a pest of stored dry legumes.
Believed to have originated in the eastern Mediterranean region, this weevil is now worldwide in occurrence, particularly in the cooler regions of the world. In the U.S. it tends to be more common in the northern half of the country.
Its origin is believed to be India, but it now is one of the most important grain destroying pests in the world, and is found worldwide.