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: Black elongate with grey pubescence on head, thorax and elytra , white cross bands on elytra; Grub: White or yellowish, anterior end broader and tapering towards tail end.
Life Cycle
Eggs (50-100), laid in the crevices of the bark on stem, larvae hatch in 8-10 days and feed for 8-9 months and pupates in stem itself and emerges as adult after 25- 30 days, adult emerge in large numbers at two distinct period from April to May and October to November.
Notes
One of the important pests of coffee in India, grubs burrow into the stem for 8-9 months and cause wilting of branches, occasionally leading to death of bushes
