This is a brown weevil marked with patches of gray scales on fused wing covers. Only females exist. The eggs are laid under the edges of bark near the ground or directly on the ground and can be found throughout the season. The white legless grubs live in the soil and chew upon the roots of various plants. This weevil overwinters as a pupa near the soil surface or as an adult in a protected spot.
Adults do the most damage.
Control treatments are rarely needed. When the infestation is light, handpicking the insects is a possibility. Greenhouse orthezia, Orthezia insignis . It damages plants by withdrawing sap. When needed, malathion, which is among the compounds registered for control of this pest in Connecticut, can be applied according to label directions.