Although the adult weevils chew notches from the edges of leaves, their feeding usually causes no economic losses. They have a promiment blunt snout and elbowed antennae on the snout. Their backs are marked by many rows of small pits. They are also similar to the strawberry root weevil in damage and life cycle. May. The adult strawberry root weevil cannot fly.
Adults feed on leaves at night.
Root weevil adults lay eggs in strawberry fields throughout thesummer, with each female depositing 150 to 200 eggs in the soil. Eggs hatch in about ten days. Larvae burrow through the soil to feed on roots until they mature or until cold temperatures suspend their activity. Infested old plantings should be plowed under to destroy grubs before new beds are plants. Lift up a section of row with a spade and examine the roots within a 6-inch layer of soil.