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Guides

• Sphenophorus venatus glyceriae

  Sphenophorus venatus glyceriae is a subspecies of billbug weevil in the family Curculionidae. Billbugs (Sphenophorus spp.) are significant turfgrass and agricultural pests whose larvae feed internally on plant stems and roots. This subspecies belongs to a complex of closely related taxa that are difficult to distinguish morphologically, particularly as larvae.

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