Otiorhynchus sulcatus
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Otiorhynchus sulcatus is a species of flightless weevil, commonly known as the black vine weevil, that is a widespread horticultural pest of many ornamental and agricultural plants.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Otiorhynchus sulcatus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6667769 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otiorhynchus sulcatus Context triple: [Curculionoidea, exampleSpecies, Otiorhynchus sulcatus]
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A.
Eudocimus
Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
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B.
Musca
Musca is a small southern constellation representing a fly, located near the Southern Cross in the southern sky.
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C.
Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus is a genus of ants known for their distinctive flattened bodies and widespread distribution across tropical and temperate regions.
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D.
Thelohania solenopsae
Thelohania solenopsae is a microsporidian parasite that infects and debilitates fire ants, particularly the red imported fire ant, and is used in biological control programs to reduce their populations.
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E.
Mischocyttarus
Mischocyttarus is a large genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Neotropical region, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and relatively simple colony organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Otiorhynchus sulcatus Target entity description: Otiorhynchus sulcatus is a species of flightless weevil, commonly known as the black vine weevil, that is a widespread horticultural pest of many ornamental and agricultural plants.
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A.
Eudocimus
Eudocimus is a genus of wading birds in the ibis family, best known for including the brightly colored scarlet ibis and related species.
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B.
Musca
Musca is a small southern constellation representing a fly, located near the Southern Cross in the southern sky.
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C.
Dolichoderus
Dolichoderus is a genus of ants known for their distinctive flattened bodies and widespread distribution across tropical and temperate regions.
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D.
Thelohania solenopsae
Thelohania solenopsae is a microsporidian parasite that infects and debilitates fire ants, particularly the red imported fire ant, and is used in biological control programs to reduce their populations.
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E.
Mischocyttarus
Mischocyttarus is a large genus of social paper wasps found primarily in the Neotropical region, known for their diverse nesting behaviors and relatively simple colony organization.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
horticultural pest
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species of beetle ⓘ weevil ⓘ |
| adultActivityPeriod | nocturnal ⓘ |
| bodyColor | dull black to dark brown ⓘ |
| bodyLength | about 8–12 mm ⓘ |
| class | Insecta ⓘ |
| commonName |
black vine weevil
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black vine weevil beetle ⓘ |
| controlMethod |
biological control with entomopathogenic fungi
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biological control with entomopathogenic nematodes ⓘ chemical insecticides (various) ⓘ cultural control by sanitation and monitoring ⓘ |
| economicImpact |
reduces yield and plant quality in horticulture
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serious pest in nurseries and greenhouses ⓘ |
| family | Curculionidae NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| feedingType | phytophagous ⓘ |
| genus | Otiorhynchus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSurfaceFeatures |
elytra with longitudinal grooves
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elytra with small tubercles ⓘ |
| hasWings | elytra fused ⓘ |
| hostRange | polyphagous ⓘ |
| introducedRange |
Australia
NERFINISHED
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New Zealand NERFINISHED ⓘ North America NERFINISHED ⓘ various temperate regions worldwide ⓘ |
| isFlightless | true ⓘ |
| isPestOf |
begonia
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cyclamen ⓘ grapes ⓘ hemlock ⓘ many container-grown ornamentals ⓘ ornamental plants ⓘ raspberries ⓘ rhododendrons ⓘ strawberries ⓘ yews (Taxus spp.) ⓘ |
| kingdom | Animalia ⓘ |
| larvalHabitat | soil ⓘ |
| lifeStageDamage |
adults feed on foliage margins
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larvae damage roots and crowns ⓘ |
| nativeRange | Europe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| order | Coleoptera NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| overwintersAs |
larva
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pupa (in some climates) ⓘ |
| phylum | Arthropoda NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reproduction | parthenogenetic in many populations ⓘ |
| taxonRank | species ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Otiorhynchus sulcatus Description of subject: Otiorhynchus sulcatus is a species of flightless weevil, commonly known as the black vine weevil, that is a widespread horticultural pest of many ornamental and agricultural plants.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.