The strawberry root weevil attacks not only strawberries, but various wild and cultivated plants. The plants will become stunted with the leaves bunched together and darkened. It cannot fly, but chews characteristic notches around leaf margins and may chew small holes in strawberry fruit. The larvae feed on the roots, some developing into adults in the fall which overwinter, while others overwinter as larvae and complete their development in the spring. The best control is to kill the adult beetle before they lay their eggs.
Nymphs are usually green with numerous black spots on their backs.
In the spring they feed first on fruit tree buds and then move on to other plants and lay their eggs in stems, leaves and flowers. The nymphs hatch and then feed for 3-4 weeks. They have 1 to 3 generations a year in Saskatchewan. In the spring, remove winter annual weeds. Tilling the soil discourages overwintering adults.