Anthonomus tenebrosus
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Anthonomus tenebrosus is a flowerbud weevil
native to South America
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A. tenebrosus is being investigated for use a potential biocontrol agent for Tropical Soda Apple Solanum viarum
Dunal, mainly in the Southeastern United States.
Weevil
A weevil is any beetle from the Curculionoidea superfamily. They are usually small, less than , and herbivorous. There are over 60,000 species in several families, mostly in the family Curculionidae...
native to South America
South America
South America is a continent situated in the Western Hemisphere, mostly in the Southern Hemisphere, with a relatively small portion in the Northern Hemisphere. The continent is also considered a subcontinent of the Americas. It is bordered on the west by the Pacific Ocean and on the north and east...
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A. tenebrosus is being investigated for use a potential biocontrol agent for Tropical Soda Apple Solanum viarum
Solanum viarum
Solanum viarum, the Tropical Soda Apple, is a perennial shrub native to Brazil and Argentina with a prickly stem and prickly leaves. The fruit is golf ball sized with the coloring of a watermelon...
Dunal, mainly in the Southeastern United States.