''Anthonomus musculus'', the cranberry weevil, is a pest of blueberries and cranberries ''

Vaccinium macrocarpon ''Vaccinium macrocarpon'' (also called large cranberry, American cranberry and bearberry) is a North American species of cranberry of the subgenus '' Oxycoccus'' and genus '' Vaccinium''. The name cranberry, comes from shape of the flower st ...

'' Ait. in Massachusetts, New Jersey, Wisconsin, and Michigan. ''A. musculus'' is native to North America and ranges from New England to Florida and west of the Rocky Mountains.

Life history

Females deposit eggs in flower buds, and larvae develop inside, preventing fruit development. Adults are active during the day and feed on flowers, leaves, and buds. ''A. musculus'' is attracted to damaged cranberry flower buds. ''A. musculus'' males are attracted to volatile chemicals ( hexanol, (Z)-3-hexenyl acetate,

hexyl acetate Hexyl acetate is an ester with the molecular formula C8H16O2. It is mainly used as a solvent for resins, polymers, fats and oils. It is also used as a paint additive to improve its dispersion on a surface. Hexyl acetate is also used as a flavori ...

, and (Z)-3-hexenyl butyrate) that blueberry buds emit.

References

Curculioninae Beetles of North America Small fruit diseases Beetles described in 1832 Taxa named by Thomas Say {{Curculioninae-stub