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PESTS OF FINGER MILLET :: Major Pests :: White Grub


5. White Grub, Holotrichia consanguinea (Melolonthidae: Coleoptera)

 

Damage symptoms: Grubs feed on roots and results in the death of the grown up plants.

 

Bionomics: Grub is fleshy, ‘C’ shaped, whitish yellow in colour found close to the base of the clump.  Adult is dark brown.