Potato Stalk Borer
Trichobaris trinotata
The adult potato stalk borer is a small, dark weevil with pale markings that help it blend into plant stems and soil-stained vegetation. It occurs around potato fields and other habitats containing nightshade-family plants, feeding with chewing mouthparts on plant tissues. Females place eggs on suitable host plants so the newly hatched larvae can bore into the stems.
- Type
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- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
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- Potato Stalk Borer