3.5 mm weevil - Sitophilus

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Copyright © 2010 SusannahA

3.5 mm weevil - Sitophilus

Delta, British Columbia, Canada
October 13, 2010
Size: 3.5mm

I found a bunch of these weevils inside a bag of bird seed.

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Contributed by SusannahA on 18 October, 2010 - 2:18am
Last updated 20 October, 2011 - 9:53am

Moved

Moved from Granary Weevils.

… v belov, 20 October, 2011 - 9:53am

Moved

Moved from ID Request.

… John F. Carr, 24 October, 2010 - 8:27pm

this is Sitophilus sp., a 'granary weevil'

they're extremely common in bird seed
--and thanks for correcting the label

… v belov, 18 October, 2010 - 2:45am

Thanks! "Granary". That expla

Thanks! "Granary". That explains the bird seed. I didn't know if they had come from some other hideout.

… SusannahA, 18 October, 2010 - 2:54am

what does "Delta, SusannahA, British Columbia" mean?

… v belov, 18 October, 2010 - 2:28am

How did that happen? I'll go

How did that happen? I'll go fix it.

… SusannahA, 18 October, 2010 - 2:40am

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