Mango seed weevil
 Monique Hunziker, Biovision
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Mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) adult, from an infested mango. Realsize: 8 mm long.
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 Monique Hunziker, Biovision
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Mango seed weevil close-up, after emerging from an infested mango. It is 8 mm long.
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 Peter A. Follet. Reproduced from the Crop Protection Compendium, 2005 Edition© CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 2005.
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Damage by mango seed weevil. First instar larvae are elongate, cylindrical, legless and extremely slender They are 1.3-1.4 mm long. The body is white and the head is black. Final instar larvae are white and legless, they have a curved form, and are 1.6-1.8 cm long.
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 The State of Queensland, Australia, Department of Primary Industries and Fisheries, 2007. Reproduced with permission. Contact [email protected].
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Egg of mango seed weevil on mango fruit. The very small egg laying scars are barely discernable at harvest.
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 Georg Goergen/IITA Insect Museum, Cotonou, Benin. Reproduced from the Crop Protection Compendium, 2005 Edition© CAB International, Wallingford, UK, 2005.
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Adults of the mango seed weevil (Sternochetus mangiferae) have a compact body and they are about 7 to 9 mm long.
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