This is an author produced pre-print version of a paper published in Agricultural and Forest Entomology. Citation for the published paper: Björklund, N., Nordlander, G., Bylund, H. (2003) Host-plant acceptance on mineral soil and humus by the pine weevil Hylobius abietis (L.). Agricultural and Forest Entomology. Volume: 5 Number: 1, pp 61-65. http://dx.doi.org/10.1046/j.1461-9563.2003.00163.x Access to the published version may require journal subscription. Published with permission from: Wiley-Blackwell Epsilon Open Archive http://epsilon.slu.se