Pseudostem weevil, Odoiporus longicollis

Pseudostem weevil is one of the most destructive pests of banana in India and many other parts of the world.
odoiporus-grub1 Mature larva of pseudostem weevil DSC 0521 Banana stem with holes covered with gummy exudate DSC 0523 Tunnelling by pseudostem weevil DSC 0524 Banana stem with hole covered with gummy exudate
psw Holes on banana stem covered with larval frass and slimy exudate DSC 0525 Banana stem with hole covered with gummy exudate DSC 0527 Banana stem with holes covered with gummy exudate DSC 0529 Banana stem with hole covered with gummy exudate
odoiporus-symptom Banana stem with gummy exudate DSC 0305 Banana infested by pseudostem weevil Odoiporus-damage-NRCB Banana pseudostem weevil damage DSC 0202 Banana stem with holes covered with gummy exudate
odoip-eggs Eggs of pseudostem weevil inside odoiporus-egg Egg of pseudostem weevil, magnified odoip-eggs1 Egg of pseudostem weevil, magnified odo-egg Egg of pseudostem weevil, magnified
odoi-egg Egg of pseudostem weevil, magnified odo Early instar larva of pseudostem weevil odoiporus-grub Mature larva of pseudostem weevil pseudostem-borer (1) Larva of pseudostem weevil
odoiporus-grub4 Mature larva of pseudostem weevil odoiporus-larva Full grown larva of pseudostem weevil pseudostem-borer (2) Larva of pseudostem weevil odoi-cocoon1 Pupa of stem weevil
odoi-cocoon2 Pupa of stem weevil odoi-cocoon Fibrous cocoon / pupal case DSC 1520 Pupal cases of pseudostem weevil pupa Naked pupa of pseudostem weevil (shown without fibrous cocoon)
pupa1 Naked pupa of pseudostem weevil (shown without fibrous cocoon) pupa2 Naked pupa of pseudostem weevil (shown without fibrous cocoon) pupa 3 Naked pupa of pseudostem weevil (shown without fibrous cocoon) 3 Naked pupa of pseudostem weevil (shown without fibrous cocoon)
2 Naked pupa of pseudostem weevil (shown without fibrous cocoon) New-Out99998-Do Soft Stack[1,0,1] (4) Adult odoiporus Adult weevil odo-black-cz Adult
Odoi W.b Adult weevil odoi wb1 Adult weevil odoi wb2 Adult weevil odoi wb v Adult
odoi l Adult, lateral view red-odo Adult, dorsal view odo-pron Pronotum (enlarged) odo-rr Adult
odd Adult oddi Adult odoi-malesn Rostrum in male - dorsal view odoi-malesnout Rostrum in male - lateral view
pygidium-male-od Pygidium in male DSC 0652 Longitudinally split pseudostem pieces can be used as traps for monitoring and trapping of banana pseudostem weevil. pseudostemtrap1 Preparation of split stem trap for monitoring banana weevils pseudostemtrap2 Banana stem is longitudinally cut into pieces which are used for trapping / monitoring.
pseudostemtrap3 Longitudinally split stem trap pseudostemtrap4 Preparation of split stem trap Stem trap1 Disc-on-stump traps with trapped weevils Stem trap2 Pseudostem weevil damage
DSC 0308 Pseudostem weevil damage DSC 0307 Preparation of disc on stump trap DSC 0651 Longitudinally split pseudostem pieces can be used as traps for monitoring and trapping of banana pseudostem weevil. DSC 0650 Longitudinally split pseudostem pieces can be used as traps for monitoring and trapping of banana pseudostem weevil.
DSC 0646 Longitudinally split pseudostem pieces can be used as traps for monitoring and trapping of banana pseudostem weevil. DSC 0621 Disc-on-stump traps can also be used for monitoring and trapping of pseudostem weevil and are better than longitudinally split traps. DSC 0618 Disc-on-stump traps can also be placed at the base of banana clumps for monitoring and trapping of pseudostem weevil @25 traps / acre.