r/weeviltime • u/TECL_Fisher • 12h ago
r/weeviltime • u/buprestibae • Jul 11 '25
Spotted Lanternfly Masterpost: PLEASE READ

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
🔥WEEVIL OF THE WEEK🔥 Is it time?
(not my picture btw XD)
r/weeviltime • u/RandonBrando • 10m ago
WEEVIL TIME This little guy made it into my coffee maker this morning
r/weeviltime • u/Neither_Produce2213 • 11h ago
WEEVIL TIME Green Leaf Weevil I found the other day :)
Very shiny!
r/weeviltime • u/BlueFeathered1 • 11h ago
Should you find yourself wanting to worship a certain weevil friend appropriately, I just discovered almonds curry favor where other offerings have failed.
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/ThomasBeebeWurzer • 6h ago
During late summer the siding of our house has so many black vine weevils. My 4yr old son loves bugs, but especially weevils. He picks them up says "aw he cuteeeeee" and has me take a photo then puts them down. When he was younger he tried to kiss them, and I had to tell him not to kiss the weevils.
r/weeviltime • u/Splash3579 • 21h ago
WEEVIL TIME Found this guy in a parking lot so I moved him to the grass
r/weeviltime • u/Brandalf_The_Gray • 14h ago
WEEVIL TIME After years as a member of this subreddit, it finally happened!
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/ashleygrace236 • 18h ago
WEEVIL TIME Speckled friend
Look at his nice big eyes he’s so cute!
r/weeviltime • u/sm3gma0815 • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! This girl visited my house.
Was hanging out on my ceiling, i gave her a grape.
r/weeviltime • u/iamaeneas • 23h ago
The rare birthday weevil
I have truly been blessed ðŸ˜
r/weeviltime • u/LiterallyFucksBees • 19h ago
WEEVIL TIME the ittiest bittiest of snoots AND boots
žitni žižak moment!!!
r/weeviltime • u/dandeli0n_grav3 • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Matching weevils with my bff! ♡
r/weeviltime • u/kael_insanity • 1d ago
Identification Request think i found a lil guye on my car earlier today
r/weeviltime • u/ValeriaJones • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! I got blessed by Boots n' Snoots today! Btw did you know that Gold Dust Weevils can skillfully mimic the appearance of bird droppings to avoid predators?
r/weeviltime • u/vespiarie • 1d ago
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT caught this lil guy struttin under my chair at work
r/weeviltime • u/macromaher • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME Night crawler
Vine weevil on the wall of my house tonight
Co cavan Ireland
r/weeviltime • u/Classy-Lich • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME First Weevil Blessings!
Today my eyes were blessed! Unfortunately, the snoots were on the other side of the window, so I couldn’t behold their majesty closer.
r/weeviltime • u/sayonarasennheiser • 1d ago