The Diaprepes root weevil, Diaprepes abbreviatus, is a major pest of citrus and many other commercial crops grown in Florida including numerous ornamental plants and root crops. Diaprepes root weevil Fig. 1 is a native of the Caribbean Islands and was first reported in Florida in 1964 on citrus. It is thought to have been transported here on ornamental plants imported from Puerto Rico.

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