Eek! A Win for the Weevil?
When I learned that the State of CA banned sales of the most effective snout weevil preventative to all but professionals, I envisioned the end of agaves in residential gardens, including my own. I have dozens, some huge---an aesthetic essential.
If you grow agaves, you're aware the snout-nose weevil will likely find and destroy them (unless they've been treated). I've researched the pest since 2016, and a popular page on this site shows how to prevent or stop agave snout weevils.
Savvy gardeners use pesticides as a last resort. Yet I couldn't let my agaves go without a fight. Nor could I let them become fodder for weevils certain to move on to neighboring gardens.
Research gave me hope. As you'll see in my video, alternative treatments do exist. The three experts you'll meet include licensed pest control specialist Chris Mizoguchi, succulent grower and horticulturist Matthew Maggio, and renowned agave hybridizer Kelly Griffin.
Kelly shares a bigger-picture perspective and a common-sense solution. I demonstrate how to implement the others' recommendations. And if you prefer to go with a systemic, I show an easy way to protect pollinators.
Related Info on this Site
Agave Snout Weevil Prevention and Treatment
Agave snout-nosed weevil is a half-inch-long black beetle with a downward-curving proboscis that enables it to pierce an agave’s core, where it lays its eggs. Grubs hatch, consume the agave’s heart, then burrow into the soil to pupate.
Succulents Snout Weevil Attacks Besides Agaves
Check agave relatives for snout-nose weevil. Don’t wait for signs of infestation; take preventative measures now to protect your agaves, furcraeas, beaucarneas, mangaves and yuccas. See photos.
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