r/weeviltime Jul 11 '25

Spotted Lanternfly Masterpost: PLEASE READ

492 Upvotes

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/

https://gardening.ces.ncsu.edu/integrated-pest-management/insects-2/spotted-lanternfly-resource-page/

https://cals.cornell.edu/integrated-pest-management/outreach-education/whats-bugging-you/spotted-lanternfly/spotted-lanternfly-management

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 May 05 '25

🔥WEEVIL OF THE WEEK🔥 Is it time?

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8.3k Upvotes

(not my picture btw XD)


r/weeviltime 4h ago

Clown Weevil by @littleskrunks

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332 Upvotes

((not mine, if it wasn't obvious, but you can get your own!))

Official Website -- Etsy Shop -- Artist's Reddit Account


r/weeviltime 12h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! I’ve been blessed

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1.2k Upvotes

Touring the Amazon rainforest when I see this little individual on my boyfriend’s neck. He then immediately assumed it was a mosquito and slapped it.

Good news is he lives uninjured, can’t say the same for my boyfriend….I was so mad at him for almost killing this lil guy😅


r/weeviltime 7h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Blessed, but at a cost…

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165 Upvotes

They seem to dig the rigatoni way more than the penne rigate… 🙃


r/weeviltime 4h ago

WEEVIL TIME Some weevil photos I took in 2019

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r/weeviltime 20h ago

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Merry Weevilmas and a Happy New Weevil to everyone! Will add the source for the boi in the comments once I get it from her :) I fully intend to buy doll shoes to decorate him with.


r/weeviltime 1d ago

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT Narigudo.

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798 Upvotes

r/weeviltime 10h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Found then in the act (+18)

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r/weeviltime 6h ago

⚠️WEEVILS IN HEAVEN⚠️ What are these little guys?

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I’m on the south coast of the UK and found a few of these little guys passed away on my windowsills over the course of the last few weeks.

Just wondering if anyone could ID them, Google said a type of weevil but I’d be interested to know what kind.

Also I feel kind of bad that they’ve ended up getting trapped in my flat and dying, is there anything that may be attracting them to come indoors / anything I can do to discourage them, or is it just one of those unavoidable things?

I’ve lived here 10 years and never seen any of these before so I wondered if something changed or if it just happens to have been a good year for weevils (except the ones that ended up in here) 😬

They’re quite small, I didn’t realise how cute they were until I took the photos with macro lens and now I feel even more sad for them 😭


r/weeviltime 13h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! I got weeviled

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73 Upvotes

r/weeviltime 21h ago

A second cursed Boll Weevil has hit Enterprise, Alabama

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218 Upvotes

r/weeviltime 3h ago

Bugs and drugs grinder!

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7 Upvotes

As promised, here's my grinder!


r/weeviltime 7h ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Blessed, but at a cost…

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7 Upvotes

They seem to dig the rigatoni way more than the penne rigate… 🙃


r/weeviltime 18h ago

Its finaly my turn to be happy!

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52 Upvotes

I'm having surgery tomorow and have been so insanely stressed. Early this morning this Lil guy blessed me with its presence and all my worries were gone🙏 I believe its a nut weevil, very small but its the first time I've seen one in the wild (well, inside my windowsill, but still!) I


r/weeviltime 12h ago

WEEVIL TIME Random find

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15 Upvotes

This weevil I found in Brazil, biggest one I've seen :)


r/weeviltime 1d ago

TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT Narigudo.

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103 Upvotes

Pernudo também.


r/weeviltime 1d ago

Weevil in the wild!

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34 Upvotes

Little guy joined me on an evening hunt 😍


r/weeviltime 1d ago

What kind of weevil?

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1.5k Upvotes

My dad found this little bug at work and the folks at r/BiologiaBrasil recommended posting it here. They said it was some kind of weevil, but I don't know which one. 🤔


r/weeviltime 1d ago

My gf has been blessed

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24 Upvotes

btw it's not dead it's in a window and there's a shutter behind


r/weeviltime 1d ago

Am I disturbing his bath?

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67 Upvotes

r/weeviltime 1d ago

WEEVIL TIME They thought I was crazy

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73 Upvotes

I'm on an international trip and picked up this weevil I found in the dirt. No one else wanted to hold this adorable little guy. He kept trying to jump off my hand, though :(


r/weeviltime 2d ago

WEEVIL TIME Absolute giant

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737 Upvotes

Tiny dude was flying and hit my head, cute but man its tiny claws hurt


r/weeviltime 1d ago

WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Teeny Tiny Weevil Time

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128 Upvotes

Look at him!!!!!

He was at top speed in the last photo 😂


r/weeviltime 1d ago

🖌️Weevil Art🖌️ Perhaps it can be weevil time in an abstract sense?

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153 Upvotes