''Anthonomus santacruzi'' is a weevil that is a promising biocontrol agent for ''
Solanum mauritianum
''Solanum mauritianum'' is a small tree or shrub native to South America, including Northern Argentina, Southern Brazil, Paraguay and Uruguay. Its common names include earleaf nightshade (or "ear-leaved nightshade"), woolly nightshade, flannel we ...
'' Scopoli, which is a major ecological weed in high-rainfall regions of
South Africa
South Africa, officially the Republic of South Africa (RSA), is the southernmost country in Africa. It is bounded to the south by of coastline that stretch along the South Atlantic and Indian Oceans; to the north by the neighbouring countri ...
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The weevil exhibited a preference for ''S. mauritianum'' and possibly two South African native species of ''
Solanum'', namely ''
S. linnaeanum'' and ''S. tomentosum''.
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''Anthonomus santacruzi''
{{Taxonbar, from=Q4771925
Curculioninae
Insects of South Africa