Adult pecan weevils are "tan to grayish-brown beetles" that are 3/8 to 1/2 of an inch long, according to NMSU's Cooperative Extension Service.

The adult pecan weevil is a brownish weevil about 3/8 inch long. The female’s snout is as long as its body and the male’s snout is somewhat shorter. The larvae are cream-colored grubs with reddish ...

Since 80 percent of pecan weevils crawl up the trunk of the tree to get into the canopy, they will be caught by the trap. It is recommended to check and clean the traps daily.

When a pecan becomes infected with weevil, the larva burrow through its shell to consume the nut meat inside, making the nuts unfit for consumption.

When a pecan becomes infected with weevil, the larva burrow through its shell to consume the nut meat inside, making the nuts unfit for consumption. “The larva eats it and turns it into mush,” Gordon ...

A scourge of pecan weevil threatened New Mexico 's nation-leading cash crop, ranking second in the nation in production of the nut, but imperiled by the weevil’s spread throughout orchards in ...