PESTS OF MORINGA :: MINOR PESTS :: LEAF EATING WEEVILS
4. Leaf eating weevils: Myllocerus spp. (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)
It feeds on a variety of crops. Eggs are laid in soil. Grubs feed on roots of cultivated crops; grasses etc. and pupate in soil. Adults come out of soil and nibble leaves causing minor damage.