Its range is as far north as Massachusetts all the way south to the Gulf of Mexico, and from the Atlantic westward to the Mississippi River.

[3] Measuring approximately 1⁄16 inch (0.2 cm) long, the adult weevils are normally black or dark brown in coloring.

[5] Adults pass the winter months in surrounding leaf litter and become active throughout late April and early May.

[4] Once they are ready to pupate, the grubs spin reddish-brown cocoons in one of the main mining halls they created as larvae.

Historically, infestations are localized within natural hardwood forests and have rarely been considered a major threat.

However, during the 1960s, several outbreaks caused serious loss of foliage on yellow-poplar populations in the Ohio River Valley and Appalachian Mountain regions.

Recent concerns focus on young yellow-poplar transplants that are placed in urban and suburban landscapes.

Severe infestations in saplings could damage tree foliage, reduce their ornamental value, and possibly cause low survival rates.