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| Photograph credit: Paul Skelley, FDACS-DPI and anonymous grower |
A new pest that attacks buds of hibiscus has been found in Florida in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Hernando Counties. The Hibiscus Bud Weevil (Anthonomus testaceosquamosus Linell) is gray and about 5 mm in length. The adult lays eggs on the buds of plants in the hibiscus/mallow family (Malvaceae). The developing larvae eats the new buds and causes flowers to prematurely abort. Growers should check plants for yellowing and dropping of new flower buds. For more information here is a factsheet on the pest from FDACS.
https://www.freshfromflorida.com/content/download/80995/2339573/Anthonomus_testaceosquamosus_Linell__hibiscus_bud_weevil.pdf
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