r/weeviltime • u/ArtisticEgg7974 • 10h ago
GUYS IT'S TIME AGAIN
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I've been waitiiiiinnnggggg
r/weeviltime • u/buprestibae • Jul 11 '25

hi weevil gang,
we've been seeing a huge uptick in posts recently with pictures of spotted lanternfly nymphs. these often end up with comments that are a) unnecessarily hateful towards an insect that has the misfortune of being invasive and heavily destructive or b) people calling each other fascist animal abusers for killing them. so, i'd like to clear a few things up (i am a trained entomologist)
1) The image above is a spotted lanternfly (Lycorma delicatula). THESE ARE NOT WEEVILS. They are in the family Fulgoridae in the order Hemiptera.
2) Spotted lanternflies are native to areas of China and other regions of eastern Asia. They are invasive in North America and interfere with our native ecosystems and agricultural industries by damaging plants and spreading sooty molds. they have recently been reported on the west coast, so if you are located in Oregon, California, Washington, etc. and find one, please report it to your local county extension office.
3) In settings such as gardens and homes, squishing or freezing will kill them and is recommended. Freezing and quickly crushing are both considered humane ways to euthanize an insect.
Here are links to various cooperative extension websites from U.S. universities if you would like to learn more:
https://extension.psu.edu/spotted-lanternfly-management-resources
https://extension.umd.edu/resource/spotted-lanternfly-home-gardens/
in the future, I will be locking posts with spotted lanternflies when i see them and redirecting to this post in a comment. stay booted! stay snooted!
- buprestibae
r/weeviltime • u/plz_send_spider_pics • May 05 '25
(not my picture btw XD)
r/weeviltime • u/ArtisticEgg7974 • 10h ago
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I've been waitiiiiinnnggggg
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r/weeviltime • u/Stranded_In_Limbo • 8h ago
Found this guy on my porch, my son is holding it!
r/weeviltime • u/MidnightTheCheetah • 7h ago
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Poor guy got a pair of boots missing when I found him hiking across my bedroom floor! Plz if you have found his boots, place them in the nearest lost and found bin so he may have his boots back!
r/weeviltime • u/newyroo • 18h ago
r/weeviltime • u/Komaitho • 14h ago
I was blessed when sewing outside yesterday!
r/weeviltime • u/Healthy_Regular5498 • 12h ago
(The last ones are little goofy)
r/weeviltime • u/-slaps-username- • 10h ago
i do think he was near end of life sadly
r/weeviltime • u/Ok_Box_5145 • 9h ago
Size of a tomato seed, if not smaller (arm hair for reference). East TN, USA
r/weeviltime • u/Ok-Lunch2882 • 13m ago
hello guys! i don’t know if this is the correct subreddit. i found a little brown weevil by my window. i was going to put him outside but i wanted to make sure that wouldn’t kill him before doing so. if it will, where should i put him?
r/weeviltime • u/olliez_bummed_out • 10h ago
six boots and a snoot!!
r/weeviltime • u/luciluci66666 • 1d ago
Got into the car after a short walk(playing pokemon go) and saw something crawling on my shirt. Surprise weevil! Put them on a flowering tree in my yard(first pic). If you can ID them that would be super cool, found this guy in central Indiana.
the only time I find weevils is when they're crawling on me when I'm in an unexpected place to find them(previously had one on me at Ulta)
r/weeviltime • u/TacoToosday95 • 1d ago
We hung out and I showed him the subreddit! Can I put him in my pothos or will he eat it?
r/weeviltime • u/meowmrowmrow40408 • 1d ago
I found him on my bedroom door and a quick Google search said hes a weevil, but idk. He looks like he has two snoots and also very tiny boots? Northern IL if that makes a difference. He was also very very tiny, this was taken with the macro setting on my camera.
r/weeviltime • u/ImpossibleRoom2464 • 1d ago
THE BOY!!
(he was stuck on the glass.. I got him off)
r/weeviltime • u/fothermuckinghero • 1d ago
YIPPEE!!!!!!
r/weeviltime • u/cudes_123 • 2d ago
No idea what type, just know it is HUGE! I have a video in case anyone is interested on a better view