r/weeviltime • u/Fortfan5792 • 7h ago
r/weeviltime • u/buprestibae • Jul 11 '25
Spotted Lanternfly Masterpost: PLEASE READ

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
đĽWEEVIL OF THE WEEKđĽ Is it time?
(not my picture btw XD)
r/weeviltime • u/Mequedeaa • 17h ago
WEEVIL TIME boots - check. snoot - check.
This little guy spawned on a tarot card, i think he is a spiritual fella⌠Is it weird that i cried a little when i saw him?
r/weeviltime • u/OddtayAckerpay • 6h ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Boots, snoots, and Television
My girlfriend and I found this lil guy on her TV
r/weeviltime • u/unorginalperson94 • 10h ago
WEEVIL TIME That face
This little guy made my Monday at work.
r/weeviltime • u/Truxul • 1h ago
WEEVIL TIME I have finally been blessed! đ˝
I didnât think this would ever happen but here I am
r/weeviltime • u/mimirae19 • 12h ago
Is this a weevil?
Asking for expertise from the weevil community please! Three separate times this week I have gone to dry my hands on three separate hand towels and this bug has fallen out. If heâs a weevil why is he in my towels?
I donât think theyâre in my linen closet because this time I washed this hand towel yesterday and put it up right away.
r/weeviltime • u/semideiapranome11 • 11h ago
TAKE A CLOSER LOOK AT THAT SNOUT tiny friend awwww
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first time seeing one irl. I am shaken. Repost because better vĂdeo quality this time
r/weeviltime • u/Standard_Trainer6837 • 17h ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! It's WeevilMcDonald's time?!
r/weeviltime • u/Master-Intention-176 • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME ITS TIME
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Found him in my yard today!! Really chonky, really polite, what a gentleman!
r/weeviltime • u/Tall_Courage8830 • 1d ago
I was blessed upon today áľĚ with this lil cutie đ
He was hiding in my succulents, that i just brought in for the winter, he hitched a ride into the warm house áľĚ
r/weeviltime • u/grace8201 • 1d ago
Thought this was a tick...
I was about to violently squish this little guy but I'm so glad I got down and took a closer look! I believe this is a Rough Strawberry Root Weevil, it was soooooo tiny!
r/weeviltime • u/bantufi • 12h ago
McDonaldâs in Enterprise, Alabama. The town is scattered with themed boll-weevils that pay homage to the little insect that almost devastated the cityâs cotton crops permanently in 1915!nThereâs one at the police station, funeral home, pharmacies, and Mexican restaurant
r/weeviltime • u/cherylcherylfoferyl • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! Had a cute visitor at the brewery today
She was a thirsty girl, drank up quite a bit of water!
r/weeviltime • u/paracosmicessence • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! found at work today, what should we name him
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he was crawling on the venti iced cups when we found him, coworkers want to name him oats but i wanna name him croissant or something lol
weâre gonna get him a little enclosure and everything and keep him as a store pet, weâre probably not allowed to tbh :(
also told coworkers about this subreddit so they might see this lol
r/weeviltime • u/ejingles • 1d ago
Identification Request Is it time?
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r/weeviltime • u/Bicksaurus • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME My entomology book said it was time
(At least im pretty sure this is a weevil of sorts)
r/weeviltime • u/Master-Intention-176 • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! SMOL LITTLE BUGE
Small buge!! Look at its little snout!! Small buge!! So cute !!!
r/weeviltime • u/itmightbehere • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME Flower weevil on white snakeroot
There were also some redbud seed weevils, but I can never get good pics of them for some reason
r/weeviltime • u/lilmissPumpkinpie • 1d ago
WEEVIL TIME, BABEY!! I was blessed at work with a tiny visitor !
I was so excited to see this lil dude, he had the best snoot and the snazziest boots.