 Photo by Dr Mohd. Shamsudin Osman, MARDI, Malaysia |
- Causes high economic losses to mango industries in Asia
- Adults are 6-9 mm long, stout, and dark brown with paler patches
- Unlike the mango seed weevil, larvae only feed on the pulp
- Circular exit holes appear in the fruit when adult weevils emerge
- Long range dispersal through movement of infested fruit
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High priority pest of: Mangoes
Scientific name: Sternochetus frigidus
EPPRD Category: 3
Life Form: Beetles & weevils (COLEOPTERA)
Pest Documents
FS: fact sheet
CP: contingency plan
DP: diagnostic protocol
