Key Points
- Clover root weevil is a major pest of clovers, particularly white clover.
- Found throughout the North Island and rapidly spreading through the South Island.
- Larvae are most the damaging stage, destroying clover roots and root nodules.
- Adults feed on clover foliage leaving distinctive C-shaped notches on leaf margins.
- Infested pastures become clover and nitrogen deficient.
- Little is known about its impacts on clover seed crops.
- Biological control is available.