OKRA :: MAJOR :: PEST OF STEM WEEVIL

8. Stem weevil: Pempherulus affinis (Curculionidae: Coleoptera)

Damage symptoms
Grubs bore into stem causing gall-like swellings in the stem, near the base.

Bionomics
Egg period: 6-10 days; 50-120 eggs / female.  Grub: 35-40, days dark greyish brown with pale cross bands on elytra. Total: Five generations / year.