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Black maize beetle
Heteronychus arator (Fabricius)
6.78655, 79.9223
Field Notes
Description:
The size of the beetle was 0.5cm of the head and 1 cm was the body. These beetles are known as pests. The color of the adult beetle is shiny black and it is oval in shape.
Habitat:
These beetles spend their entire lifecycle belowground.
Notes:
The life stage of the black maize beetle starts from the eggs, then the larvae, pupae, lastly adults. It attacks to potato, maize, grapevine, pineapple, vegetables such as: cabbage, cauliflower, carrot, lettuce, strawberry, tomato and more.
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Spotted for Missions
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PublishedDecember 30, 2020
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