One generation occurs each year. This insect can cause serious injury in an ornamental nursery and in the landscape. Adults are primarily gray with a light-colored band along the outer margin of each wing. As with several other weevils, adults cannot fly and reproduce parthenogenetically. Only one generation occurs each year.
Wireworms are the larval forms of click beetles.
Larvae are hard-shelled, smooth, and shiny from yellow to brown in color, and live in soil. They feed on roots, bulbs, and crowns of plants. Larvae are especially destructive to germinating seeds. Controls include soil sterilization in the greenhouse and the use of Diazinon or Dursban outside. Twig, branch, and trunk-boring beetles.