Sitona cylindricollis explained

Sitona cylindricollis, the sweetclover weevil, is a species of broad-nosed weevil in the beetle family Curculionidae. It is found in North America, where it is a pest of sweetclover and alfalfa. Larvae feed on the root nodules of these plants, eventually pupating near the soil surface.^[1]

Further reading

• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 7: Curculionoidea I. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-26093-1.
• Book: Catalogue of Palaearctic Coleoptera, Volume 8: Curculionoidea II. 2013. Lobl . I.. Smetana . A.. Apollo Books. 978-90-04-25916-4.

Notes and References

1. Loan . C. . Introduction of European Parasites of Sitona spp. for Control of the Sweetclover Weevil, Sitona cylindricollis, in Canada. . Journal of Economic Entomology . 1 October 1961 . 54 . 5 . 1026–1031 . 10.1093/jee/54.5.1026 . 24 July 2024.