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Neoplocaederus ferrugineus (L.)
(=Plocaederus ferrugineus (L.))
Taxonomic position
Coleoptera: Polyphaga: Chrysomeloidea: Cerambycidae: Cerambycinae: Cerambycini
Common names
Cashew stem borer, cashew trunk and root borer, cashew stem and root borer
Habitat / Crop(s) damaged
Cashew. Symptoms of damage include presence of small holes at the collar region, gummosis, extrusion of frass through holes at the collar region, yellowing and shedding of leaves, drying up of twigs and gradual death of the tree. Sometimes until the adults emerge, no damage symptoms are seen.
Another closely related species, P. obesus (Gahan), occurs on cashew.
Pest status
Major, particularly devastating in summer months and in old and neglected plantations.
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