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Arthropods Daily – Issue No. 577 No. 577 |

Black Vine Weevil
Black Vine Weevil (Otiorhynchus sulcatus) – species of family “True Weevils“

Otiorhynchus sulcatus, commonly known as the black vine weevil or simply vine weevil, is native to Europe, but common in North America as well. It is a pest of many garden plants.

Ancestry Graph

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This is not intended to be a dry lexicon. Personal stories and sensitive articles form the framework for our pictures: „Outside the shoe shop“ Who spends more money on shoes? A wasp or a spider? When both stop in front of a shoe store, they soon discuss their differences and similarities.

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Outside the shoe shop

„Black Vine Weevil“ also appeared in the following editions of Arthropods Daily