Beetle and weevil pests of cane fruit crops

This factsheet provides helpful guidance to growers on common beetle and weevil pests of cane fruit crops in the UK. It includes information on raspberry beetle, vine weevil, clay coloured weevil, strawberry blossom weevil, cantharid (soldier) beetle, cockchafer and wireworm (click beetle). You can learn more about their:

  • Biology
  • Identification
  • Damage
  • Control

This factsheet was last up-dated in 2011.

Useful links

AHDB funded research on raspberry beetle (Project SF 074)

AHDB Grower Guide - Biocontrol in soft fruit

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