Rice Weevil
Rice Weevil
Color:
dull reddish-brown with round or irregularly shaped pits on the thoraxSize: 1/8- to 3/16-inch long
Feeding & Habits: Females drill a tiny hole in the grain kernel, deposit an egg in the cavity, then plug the hole with a gelatinous secretion, eggs hatch into a young larva which bores toward the center of the kernel, feeds, grows, and pupates there.
Additional Information:http://entoplp.okstate.edu/ddd/insects/riceweevil.htm, http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2088.html.
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