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29.04.2022
Rhynchites bacchus (L., 1758)
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The 4.2 to 6.8 mm large peach weevil Rhynchites bacchus (family Rhynchitidae) is one of six representatives of the genus in Germany. The thermophilous species occurs from North Africa over Europe to the Caucasus, Turkmenistan and North Iran. The beetle can be found in orchards, at waysides, in sunny river meadows and at the edges of forests. The oligophagous beetles live on trees of the Rosaceae family and are pests of economic significance in plum, apricot and apple. The female deposits its eggs from May to August in a chamber in the fruit. The larvae feed on the fruit pulp. After 4 to 8 weeks they leave the fruit and pupate in the ground. The new generation hatches in autumn and hibernates in the pupal chamber. In Germany, the species is mainly recorded from the southern half and ist not endangered. (CB)
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