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: reddish-brown longicorn beetle measuring 50mm in length; Grub: elongated, creamy white with brown head.
Life Cycle
Eggs are laid in crevices and cracks of bark on the trunk; hatched grubs bore into the bark.
Notes
This pest is common in old and neglected plantations. It occurs throughout the year, but more prevalent during the rainy season. As a result the vascular tissues are damaged, the ascent of the plant sap is arrested, leaves turn yellow and are shed and finally the tree dies.
The grubs pupate in a calcareous cocoon in the soil. Symptoms of infestation include the presence of small holes in the collar region, gummosis and extrusion.
