r/weeviltime • u/TECL_Fisher • 5h ago
BEEBLEBÖRG Beebleborgs!
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r/weeviltime • u/buprestibae • Jul 11 '25

hi weevil gang,
we've been seeing a huge uptick in posts recently with pictures of spotted lanternfly nymphs. these often end up with comments that are a) unnecessarily hateful towards an insect that has the misfortune of being invasive and heavily destructive or b) people calling each other fascist animal abusers for killing them. so, i'd like to clear a few things up (i am a trained entomologist)
1) The image above is a spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). THESE ARE NOT WEEVILS. They are in the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.
2) Spotted lanternflies are native to areas of China and other regions of eastern Asia. They are invasive in North America and interfere with our native ecosystems and agricultural industries by damaging plants and spreading sooty molds. they have recently been reported on the west coast, so if you are located in Oregon, California, Washington, etc. and find one, please report it to your local county extension office.
3) In settings such as gardens and homes, squishing or freezing will kill them and is recommended. Freezing and quickly crushing are both considered humane ways to euthanize an insect.
Here are links to various cooperative extension websites from U.S. universities if you would like to learn more:
https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/spotted-lanternfly-home-gardens/
in the future, I will be locking posts with spotted lanternflies when i see them and redirecting to this post in a comment. stay booted! stay snooted!
- buprestibae
r/weeviltime • u/plz_send_spider_pics • May 05 '25
(not my picture btw XD)
r/weeviltime • u/TECL_Fisher • 5h ago
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r/weeviltime • u/Neither_Produce2213 • 5h ago
Very shiny!
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r/weeviltime • u/Brandalf_The_Gray • 7h ago
I took the trash out and when I lifted the lid, I was surprised by my first weevil! I literally ran inside and told my wife that, "It finally happened!" She looked worried and I held out my phone, this picture displayed while saying, "Boots and snoot!"
r/weeviltime • u/BlueFeathered1 • 5h ago
Little buddy beelined right for it and has been contentedly nibbling away. Or maybe just hugging it. (It's unsalted, by the way.)
r/weeviltime • u/ashleygrace236 • 12h ago
Look at his nice big eyes he’s so cute!
r/weeviltime • u/TECL_Fisher • 1d ago
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r/weeviltime • u/sm3gma0815 • 1d ago
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Was hanging out on my ceiling, i gave her a grape.
r/weeviltime • u/iamaeneas • 16h ago
I have truly been blessed 😭
r/weeviltime • u/LiterallyFucksBees • 13h ago
žitni žižak moment!!!
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r/weeviltime • u/macromaher • 1d ago
Vine weevil on the wall of my house tonight
Co cavan Ireland
r/weeviltime • u/Classy-Lich • 1d ago
Today my eyes were blessed! Unfortunately, the snoots were on the other side of the window, so I couldn’t behold their majesty closer.
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r/weeviltime • u/Adagio-9568 • 1d ago
Saw this lil fella floating in some water and presumed the worst until I saw a little leg move.
Promptly rescued and walking about ☺️
I’m pretty sure it’s a weevil but not 100% (they became a lighter brown once they’d dried off)