Annona seed borer

Insect ?

Identification key : Legless larva with a head (weevils, seed beetles, bark beetles, wasps) (Larva) Ants, wasps and gall wasps (Adult (and nymphs resembling the adult))

Scientific name : Bephratelloides cubensis

Other names : Annona seed wasp

Small wasp about 8 mm long, described from Cuba and present in Central and South America, Mexico, Florida, Hawaii and the West Indies. Larvae feed on the seeds of cherimoya, soursop, sugar apple, atemoya and ilama; the main damage comes from emerging adults, which tunnel through the flesh and leave holes where rot begins.

Crops affected : Cherimoya, Soursop

Source : Bephratelloides cubensis — Crop Knowledge Master (Université d'Hawaï) — Crop Knowledge Master (Université d'Hawaï)

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