Anthonomus pomorum

Apple Blossom Weevil
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Coleoptera
Suborder:	Polyphaga
Infraorder:	Cucujiformia
Superfamily:	Curculionoidea
Family:	Curculionidae
Genus:	Anthonomus
Species:	A. pomorum
Binomial name
	Anthonomus pomorum; (Linnaeus, 1758)

Anthonomus pomorum or the apple blossom weevil is a univoltine herbivore of apple trees, Malus domestica.

Life history

Adults generally overwinter in leaf litter of forests or hedgerows. In the spring, they emigrate to orchards and colonize apple trees. They may find their host trees using pheromones or plant-derived chemical cues.

Spiders can be effective predators of A. pomorum.

References

↑ Claudia Hausmann; Jorg Samietz; Silvia Dorn (2004). "Visual Orientation of Overwintered Anthonomus pomorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)" (PDF). Entomological Society of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-15.
↑ Toepfer, S., H. Gu, and S. Dorn. 1999. Spring colonisation of orchards by Anthonomus pomorum from adjacent forest borders. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 93: 131-139.
↑ Toepfer, S., H. Gu, and S. Dorn. 2002. Phenological analysis of spring colonisation of apple trees by Anthonomus pomorum. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 103: 151-159.
↑ Kalinova, B., K. Stransky, J. Harmatha, R. Ctvrtecka, and J. Zdarek. 2000. Can chemical cues from blossom buds influence cultivar preference in the apple blossom weevil (Anthonomus pomorum)? Entomol. Exp. Appl. 95: 47-52.
↑ Marc, P., and A. Canard. 1997. Maintaining spider biodiversity in agroecosystems as a tool in pest control. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 62:229–235.

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[1] Claudia Hausmann; Jorg Samietz; Silvia Dorn (2004). "Visual Orientation of Overwintered Anthonomus pomorum (Coleoptera: Curculionidae)" (PDF). Entomological Society of America. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-08-15.

[2] Toepfer, S., H. Gu, and S. Dorn. 1999. Spring colonisation of orchards by Anthonomus pomorum from adjacent forest borders. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 93: 131-139.

[3] Toepfer, S., H. Gu, and S. Dorn. 2002. Phenological analysis of spring colonisation of apple trees by Anthonomus pomorum. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 103: 151-159.

[4] Kalinova, B., K. Stransky, J. Harmatha, R. Ctvrtecka, and J. Zdarek. 2000. Can chemical cues from blossom buds influence cultivar preference in the apple blossom weevil (Anthonomus pomorum)? Entomol. Exp. Appl. 95: 47-52.

[5] Marc, P., and A. Canard. 1997. Maintaining spider biodiversity in agroecosystems as a tool in pest control. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 62:229–235.