A Vine Weevil Otiorhynchus sulcatus on bolting spinach. This insect pest causes damage to a variety of garden plants.

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A mature adult female Vine Weevil, Otiorhynchus sulcatus, sheltering on a spinach leaf. These insects are a pest and cause damage to a variety of crops and garden plants by laying eggs in root systems which the larvae eat. Photograph taken in photographers own garden.

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Photo credit: © Miriam Heppell / Alamy / Afripics
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