There are several methods for detecting these beetles. One method is to sift through the litter beneath the trees looking for weevils. A second is to place discs cut from pines under the trees and check these every few days for beetles. The adults will cling to the bottom of the discs. Since the adults feed during the day, a white cloth can be placed under the trees and the limbs shaken to cause the beetles to fall onto the cloth where they are easily seen.
Specimens often appear spotted with pale scales.
As is typical of many weevils, they have a long snout. Bagworms are now hatching. This is a pest that is becoming more important. It is now not only an important landscape pest but has also become an important pest of shelterbelts and other wooded areas of the state. The small larvae can be carried by the wind for long distances to infest new areas.