It is about 7.9 mm long. The vegetable weevil, originally from South America, was first reported in this country in 1922. It now occurs in the Gulf and southern states and in Oklahoma, Arizona, and California. In North Carolina the vegetable weevil occurs throughout the state but is generally more common in the southern Coastal Plain. Damage - Larval and adult vegetable weevils attack foliage and roots of a number of vegetable crops, often injuring seedlings or newly set plants.
Plants attacked underground are usually large-rooted crops like carrot and turnip.
When larvae feed on buds, growth may be stunted. Irregularly shaped holes in the leaves are indicative of this pest. After coming out of aestivation, adults feed for several days to a month before depositing eggs on turnips or collards. Oviposition begins in fall and may continue into spring of the next year. Hatch occurs after an incubation period of 2 or more weeks depending on the temperature.