Science about Dysdercus cingulatus

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Shoot beetles are usually very bright, like red or orange, and sometimes have their winged patterns, such as black spots. The color and pattern is thought to alert the predator to the unpleasant taste and toxicity it has. Sometimes the koksi beetle also has no pattern at all with the yellow, brown or black wing color.

Pucung is easily recognizable because it is red and there are red and black stripes on his back. The nymphs feed on the seeds in the open cotton so as to reduce the power of seed sprouts. Adults cotton fruit to feed the seeds. The cotton fibers in the affected fruit become brown-yellowish and the fruit becomes rotten. The natural enemies of the Pucung's father include spiders, ladybirds, and birds. Tachinid flies also memarasit father pucung. The egg group is placed on the ground under the cotton plant.

Pucung's father (Dysdercus cingulatus) is a pest, both young and adult insects, which attack plants from the Malvaceae family (cotton, rosella, and okra) and the Bombacaceae family (kapok). The body of a pale red father with a length of 11-17 mm and a width of 4.5 mm. Behind the head and stomach there is a white and black line. On the wings of a brown bar there is a pair of black spots. Nimfanya bright red and live in groups.

Pucung father's eggs are usually placed under the host plant or in a sheltered spot in a small hole. The hole is then covered with a grain of soil or litter. The number of eggs is about 100 divided into 8 groups. For development, eggs need high humidity. If dry, the egg will die. Eggs hatch in 5 days at a temperature of 27 degrees Celsius, or 8 days at 23 degrees Celsius.

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rogueofoz (47) 7 years ago

Oh! These beetles seem cute but we have to be aware of their ways so we can combat them and prevent them from being a pest. Thanks for your post of awarness

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