Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Scientific name Anthonomus santacruzi | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Curculioninae Rank Species | |
Similar Solanum mauritianum, Gargaphia solani, Anthonomus phyllocola, Anthonomus signatus, Anthonomini | ||
Anthonomus santacruzi is a weevil that is a promising biocontrol agent for Solanum mauritianum Scopoli, which is a major ecological weed in high-rainfall regions of South Africa.
The weevil exhibited a preference for S. mauritianum and possibly two South African native species of Solanum.
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