life cycle of the cocoa stem borer Eulophonotus myrmeleon in Ghana

A female Eulophonotus myrmeleon at emergence contains fully developed eggs and may lay whether mated or not. There is no preferred oviposition site and eggs are deposited randomly on the tree or on plant debris. The larva tunnels into a stem, enlarging the gallery as it grows, and spends its entire...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical science 2004-03, Vol.44 (1), p.28-30
Hauptverfasser:	Adu-Acheampong, R, Padi, B, Sarfo, J.E
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	boring insects cocoa cocoa (beverage) developmental stages Eulophonotus myrmeleon females insect development life cycle (organisms) mortality oviposition sites stem borer stems Theobroma cacao
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