Damage symptoms: The larva feeds on the secondary roots and adults on leaves.

Bionomics: Adult is a grey coloured weevil.  A female weevil lays 98-350 eggs and they hatch in 3-12 days.  Larvae and pupae are in soil.  There are four larval instars of 23-40 days. Pupal period lasts 3-9 days.  Life cycle is completed in 29-58 days.

Management: Spray endosulfan 35 EC 0.07%.