Ugh! It does sound like agave weevils. They can be a real nuisance now and then. Their favorite plant is a ready-to-bloom Agave americana but they'll also attack any agave getting ready to bloom, and even non-ready-to-bloom agaves that are soft and tasty (A. attenuata come to mind, lol). I've had them infest a variegated A. americana at my last garden. It was easy to see what was happening as one day the plant looked a little shrivelled and the next it was what I call a witch's hat: a the cone of new foliage standing upright but all of the mature leaves flat against the ground, LOL. The leafy top came off of the roots with a gentle tug and yup, there they were: agave weevil grubs, happily chewing away and a nasty brown mess (which did smell nice by the way, heh heh, as by then it's filled with fermented sugar). I just dug the whole plant out and discarded it after killing all the grubs I could find (birds love them but I smashed them all). I also discarded the pups of that plant since some folks think that vulnerability (especially when plants are not at blooming size) is inherited by clones/pups. If you have infested plants you want to save, I've read that diazanon is a good treatment and preventative, and I've read that good ol' Imidacloprid (the systemic insecticide in the Bayer Systemic Insecticides) will do the trick too. Usually people don't notice until it's too late to save the main plant, but you might try an insecticide if you have pups or a plant you want to save. I tend to just discard the whole mess and replace with a large growing aloe or something. I've had them attack an agave and kill it while ignoring one ten feet away, so it seems sort of random. I have twenty or so different types of agaves in my garden and other than the one attack a few years ago, that's all I've seen on AGAVES, though my beautiful, lovely Macha Mocha mangave (Agave x Manfreda) got a Case Of The Grubs this spring and was dead by the time I noticed it. Grrr, LOL. As mentioned, they do prefer the americana plus any of the soft-leaf types, so a lot of people will only plant hard-leaf non-americana types, like A. parryi, or A. stricta, or A. victoria-reginae etc, though nothing is probably totally safe. I have a lot of soft-leaf agaves (attenuata, vilmoriana, and others) that are probably very, very appealing to momma beetle. I know, I know, it's kind of disturbing isn't it?? Hopefully others will chime in with treatments or prevention, plus stories too. Good or bad, it's fun to hear what's going on (or what has) in everyone's garden. Let us know what you do and how it works out! Good luck, Grant

Hello Everyone... Cactusmcharris...yes, that is me behind that huge Agave!!! We were on vacation down on the Outer Banks fishing that day...I really didn't want to post a pic of myself...but I wanted to show the size of the Agave!!! "Great Hair day after boating all day!!!" LOL... I know you have many palms up in your area (Kamloops) : ) beacuase I have passed through your area several years ago on my way from Banff to Canum Lake near 100 mile house!!! Beautiful area...lots of snow, but missing the palms!!! If you ever get the urge to hug an Agave...make sure the points have been removed!!! LOL...or else you will have natural piercings all over...this is a plant that demands respect!!! That's why I had to give this "Mac Daddy" a small hug!!! It has to be the biggest one that I have ever seen growing close in my area... Hello Josh...That is one beauty of an Agave!!! You are very lucky to have a friend that would let you dig up a beauty like that!!! Great find!! You must have been thrilled!!! How is it doing now? Thanks for all of your help... Hi Mike!!! That AGave came from a friend of mine that is no longer here with us...so it is very special to me...I call it "My Jack Plant" A coworker of mine had it growing in PA and sent me a pup to grow...It has taken off and loves the climate here in VB. I really need to plant it in the ground because it is so root bound, but I am afraid of losing it...hopefully next spring I will plant it somewhere in my back yard...my son gets very tired of moving it around for me...like I said to catsusmcharris..you get pierced all the time!! I use fingernail clippers to trim the points off of mine!!! Yes, that is my mug peeking through the leaves of that beautiful Agave... Take care everyone!!! Laura in VB

It takes a couple of years for agaves to get hardy. The first year after planting they are a little fragile. Especially because this coldsnap was preceeded by moisture. It could loose most of its leaves, but recover from its core. It might look fine and then succomb to rot in a couple of months. DON"T water it. Let things dry out very well as much as possible. I am headed for thirteen tonight, maybe lower. It is 16 already. I am expecting to loose some of my ill advised agaves, that I bought on a whim. good luck.

Looks like it is developing two centers. If the center growth point had some previous damage it could have branched into two new growth points. Or since it is a tissue cultured plant, it may have a deformity.