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Mar 3, 2021 11:19 PM CST
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Name: John
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Do these little monsters attack Manfreda as well as Agave? On our campus we have both genera and some of the Agaves have been attacked by the evil weevils and I want to get rid of them on both if I need to.
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Mar 4, 2021 12:49 AM CST
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I know they will go after Yuccas, but not sure about Manfredas.
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Mar 4, 2021 5:41 PM CST
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I'm not sure, either. I would imagine that the weevils would be more motivated by a monocarpic plant than a polycarpic one, all things equal, given the energy being stored up for flowering.
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Mar 24, 2021 12:13 AM CST
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The genus "Manfreda" has been merged back into Agave. I'm sure the wevils never thought there was difference, and munch on all of them.
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