Kingdom Animalia Class Insecta Family Curculionidae Scientific name Anthonomus eugenii | Phylum Arthropoda Order Coleoptera Subfamily Curculioninae Rank Species | |
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Similar Anthonomus, Anthonomini, Curculioninae, Boll weevil, Anthonomus signatus | ||
The pepper weevil (Anthonomus eugenii) feeds and lays eggs on the genus Capsicum and a few species of Solanum (Solanaceae). It is an important pest of Capsicum in Florida, Puerto Rico, and Central America.
Life history
Catolaccus hunteri Crawford is a parasitoid that preys on A. eugenii in Florida.
References
Pepper weevil Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA