in their lifetime. The eggs hatch between 7-12 days and the young larvae bore their way into the young fruit. The larvae are cream to grey in colour…
crops. The larvae of some species feed on growing tips and roots or chew and bore into stems, but in other species also feed on leaves. Adult beetles…
can also be eaten by larger caterpillars. Some species mine in leaves or bore holes into fruit or stems, making them difficult to detect and control.…
the second instar, they can penetrate fruit through a small hole, often bored near the stalk. During development, the caterpillars damage most fruits…
only several millimetres long. When the adult females feed or lay eggs, they bore a hole using their toothed ovipositor, usually in the upper side of…
their lifetime. The eggs hatch between 7 - 12 days and the young larvae bore their way into the young nuts. The larvae are cream to grey in colour…
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