Confused Flour Beetle (Also see Rust-Red Flour Beetle)
Granary Weevil (Also see Rice Weevil)
Mediterranean Flour Moth or Mill Moth
Red-legged Ham or Copra Beetle
Rice Weevil (Also see Granary Weevil)
Rust-Red Flour Beetle (Also see Confused Flour Beetle)
Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth (Also see Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth)
Warehouse, Tobacco or Cocoa Moth (Also see Tropical Warehouse or Almond Moth)
Appearance
Adult: Yellowish brown to dark brown in colour measuring 4.5 to 5.0 mm long. Adults are of two forms macropterous and brachypterous; Nymph : brown colour.
Life Cycle
Eggs (250-350), inserted in two rows on either side of the midrib of the leaf sheath. Nymphs hatch in 6-9 days and become adults after 10-18 days. Total life cycle is 19-23 days.
Notes
Adults and nymph suck the phloem sap leading to hopper burn & resulting in drying of leaves. High infestation causes lodging of the crop and heavy loss in yield. Infestation is severe in high yielding varieties. It is a vector of grassy stunt, ragged stunt and wilted stunt diseases
