[4] In well-managed pine stands, deodar weevil infestations are sporadic, attacking only the suppressed and unhealthy trees throughout the area.

[5] Unlike many other forest pests in the eastern United States, deodar weevils are most active in the winter months, and this is often when sign of infestations can be seen.

[6] Deodar weevils adults are approximately 7mm long; can range from a rusty red to grayish brown in color on the head and the body.

The abdomen can have various splotchy patterns along the wing casings (elytra) with two larger white spots or splotches on the rear or posterior portion.

The new weevils apparently aestivate during the summer and become active as the weather cools down in the fall when they infest stressed trees, feed and mate.

[4][5] Deodar weevils usually don't infest trees younger than age 5 (they need stems large enough to support larval galleries).

These weevil grubs feed beneath the bark and sometimes girdle the stem causing it to die from the damaged portion outward.