Vine Weevils
Several species of the great group of Weevils are hurtful to the young twigs and leaves of Vines. They are hence sometimes distinguished as Vine Weevils; but this name is rather misleading, as they are all hurtful also to many other cultivated plants. They belong to the genera Otiorhynchus and Rhynchites. The species of most frequent occurrence on Vines are: O. Ligustici, black, with greyish scales; O. picipes (Clay-coloured Vine Weevil), of a brown or earthy colour, sometimes approaching clay-yellow; O. sulcatus, black or dark brown, with tufts of grey hairs on the wing-cases; and R. betuleti, shining blue or green, and hairless. A full account of these insects, and of the appropriate remedies against them, will be found under Otiorhynchus and Rhynchites.