Raspberries: Bud Weevil (Clipper)

Strawberry bud weevil (Anthonomus signatus) or clipper affects raspberries, as well as strawberries and blueberries.

Hand with extremely small black insect. Insect is several millimeters long and has a distinctive, long, downward-curved mouthpart.
Strawberry bud weevil (Anthonomus signatus) adult.

Bud weevils cut off budsĀ in early spring, sometimes causing serious losses in fruit production. Dangling buds or small round holes in flower petals are indication of Clipper/Bud Weevil damage.

Raspberry flower cluster. One bud is dangling from the stem. The bud is still attached, but most of the stem is severed.
Strawberry bud weevil (Anthonomus signatus) damage on raspberry.

 

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