Root weevil adults do not fly. They have distinct brown heads, but no legs. Larvae feed on the roots of strawberry plants and can completely devour small rootlets and destroy the bark and cortex of larger roots. Injured plants often wilt because the roots can no longer provide moisture for leaves. Weevil larvae can also be found burrowed into the lower portion of the plant's crown.
Adults feed on foliage and remove large scallops from the leaves.
Such leaf damage is a good indication that weevils are present, but is not economically damaging to the plants. The flightless adult females reproduce parthenogenetically. Adults emerge in late spring or summer, feed on strawberry foliage, and females lay their eggs around the crowns about 1 month after emergence. After hatching, weevil larvae burrow into the soil and feed on strawberry roots and crowns. The insects overwinter as mature larvae in the soil.