Apple blossom weevil

Anthonomus pomorum

Anthonomus pomorum or the apple blossom weevil is a univoltine herbivore of apple trees, Malus domestica.

Adults generally overwinter in leaf litter of forests or hedgerows. In Spring, weevils immigrate into orchards and colonize apple trees.[The weevils may find their host trees using pheromones or plant-derived chemical cues.

Spiders can be effective predators of A. pomorum

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