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Common Name: Bamboo Beetle
Scientific Name: Cyrtotrachelus dux
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Insecta
Order: Coleoptera
Family: Curculionidae
Genus: Cyrtotrachelus
Species: C. dux
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Distribution of this species is Bangladesh, China, India, and Sri Lanka. Adults are around 18-38 mm long; their color is from light brown to dark reddish-brown. There is only one life cycle per year. Larvae can be found on bamboo shoots from May to early October. This specie is considered a pest; they feed by sucking sap from the upper part of shoots. Damage can be characterized by a long larval tunnel; this ultimately leads to the death of the terminal shoot. Nematodes are used to control the larger bamboo shoot weevils.
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Author: Chris V
Published: 5/25/05