African Fruit Beetle
Pachnoda sinuata
African Fruit Beetle, Garden Fruit Chafer / Brown-And-Yellow Fruit Chafer (Eng.), Vrugtetor (Afr.)
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Easily recognized by its yellow and dark-brown appearance. A common garden pest where they feed on fruit and flowers of various plants.
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Traits
Feed on fruit and flowers.
Appearance
Distinctive brown-and-yellow.
Symptoms
Holes in fruit which results in fruit spoils.
Activity
Diurnal
Personality
Order
Coleoptera
Family
Scarabaeidae
Metamorphosis
Complete
Distribution
Found all over South Africa.
Biological treatment
The larvae, white grubs, are commonly found in compost heaps. The Hadeda-ibis is known to be a predator of these beetles. Also, if you have chickens in your garden, they will also control the larval stage of these beetles.
Chemical treatment
No specific chemical control for this beetle.
Attracts this pest
Fruit (especially grapes) and flowers (especially roses, proteas, carnations and dahlias)
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