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| John Callwood |
Posted - 09/06/2008 : 20:02:00
This beetle was only seen on corn plants during the day, and it seems to have killed the corn it was spending its days amongst.
I was wondering if I could get some help with the ID, and maybe some info as to whether these beetles were really the cause of the corn's demise. |
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| Francesco |
Posted - 24/06/2008 : 08:44:18
Your beetles belong to Trachyderes succinctus (Linnaeus, 1758), a beautiful well-known cerambycid widespread in all tropical South America and introduced in the Antilles.
I do not remember whether it has been already recorded from the Virgin Islands; however, it is about a xylophagous beetle, related to trees.
I know it attacks Inga ingoides (Icecream Bean) and Eucalyptus-trees, but it is surely related to other plants. It does not result to me it might be related to the corn… |
| John Callwood |
Posted - 10/06/2008 : 01:54:11
I don't know how much more info you need, but here is some weather info.
I am located in the Virgin Islands.
The area I am in gets 38.36" of ran per year, and the difference in rainfall varies from 1-5" from month to month. There are no real wet or dry seasons.
Average temperature is 81.48F, and generally varies between 72F and 90F degrees throughout the year. |
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