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Weevils are tiny beetles that can infest grains and rice foods stored in your pantry; such as cake and biscuit mixes, pancake mixes, breakfast cereal, crackers, and more. Weevils will infest your food when female weevils have unnoticeably burrowed and laid eggs deep into the grain and rice kernels.d. 2. Inspect any grains and rice for weevils before you buy them. 1  Weevils measure between one-eighth of an inch (3.17 mm) and three-sixteenths of an inch (4.76 mm) long, and are reddish-brown. 2  Grain, or granary weevils cannot fly, have long, oval pits on their thorax section, and exist in regions with cooler weather.
Many types of weevils can burrow into cacti, lay their eggs and cause damage to the plant. The vine weevil is a large gray insect that lays eggs in the late summer.The eggs hatch into white larvae with brown heads. These grubs eat the root of the cactus and then move into the stem, which causes the plant to collapse.Notches on the leaves of a cactus are a signal that vine weevils are present. The agave snout beetle is a black insect that lays eggs in late spring or early summer.he cactus bug is a beetlelike pest that lays eggs inside cacti, such as the prickly pear. Early damage includes small circular spots. Later damage causes larger spots and a dead or pitted appearance. Insecticides might also be useful in treating beetle infestations.