Myllocerus dentifer explained

Myllocerus dentifer, is a species of weevil found in India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka.[1] [2]

Description

Body blackish in color with brownish spots.[3] [4]

Biology

Adult beetles is a major pest on Ziziphus mauritiana that feed on leaves.[5] [6] Infestation visible with notching on the leaf margins due to extensive feeding along the leaf veins. Adults lay their eggs in the soil.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius, 1792) . 2021-08-24 . www.gbif.org . en.
  2. Web site: Rizvi . S. A. . Naz . S. . 2004 . Redescription of Myllocerus dentifer (Fabricius) (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) with reference to male and female genitalia from Pakistan . 2021-08-24 . International Journal of Biology and Biotechnology (Pakistan) . English.
  3. Web site: Insect pest of Ber in Hot Arid Region . 2021-08-24 . vikaspedia.
  4. Web site: Insect Pests of Arid Fruit Crops - ICAR-CIAH . 2021-08-24 . ciah.icar.
  5. Singh . J. P. . Jaiswal . A. K. . Monobrullah . Md. . June 2016 . First Record of Some Insect Pests on Commercial Lac Host Plant, Ziziphus mauritiana from India . 2021-08-24 . Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, India Section B: Biological Sciences . 86 . 2 . 261–268 . en . 10.1007/s40011-014-0400-1. 17261022 .
  6. Haldhar . Sm . Deshwal . Hl . Jat . Gc . Berwal . Mk . Singh . D . 2016 . Pest scenario of ber (Ziziphus mauritianaLam.) in arid regions of Rajasthan: a review . 2021-08-24 . Journal of Agriculture and Ecology . 01 . 10–21 . 10.53911/JAE.2016.1102. free .

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