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The
citrus root weevil
(
Diaprepes abbreviatus
) is a major
agricultural
pest
weevil
in several
Caribbean
countries and the U.S. state of
Florida
. The
larvae
feed on the roots of the host plant for several months. They often eat the
taproot
of the plant, which can kill it by depriving it of water and nutrients or by making it vulnerable to infection by
fungi
, or
water moulds
.
Photo credit: Keith Weller,
Agricultural Research Service
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