Rice Water Weevil (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) Distribution and Management in Florida

Abstract

The rice water weevil, Lissorhoptrus oryzophilus Kuschel, is the most widely distributed and destructive pest of rice in the United States. This 4-page fact sheet written by Matthew T. VanWeelden and Ron Cherry and published by the Department of Entomology and Nematology provides a description of the rice water weevil, its distribution in the state of Florida, methodology for scouting, and options for managing this pest in commercial rice fields. http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in1167

Keywords

• IN1167
• ENY482
• I1P1S4
• rice production
• rice water weevil