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Holotrichia Consanguinea
''Holotrichea consanguinea'', also known as the sugarcane beetle, is a beetle belonging to the genus '' Holotrichia''. It causes frequent problems for sugarcane growers in India India, officially the Republic of India (Hindi: ), is a country in South Asia. It is the List of countries and dependencies by area, seventh-largest country by area, the List of countries and dependencies by population, second-most populous .... Description ''Holotrichea consanguinea'' is a moderately sized beetle with no horns or spines. During the winter, adults will burrow down into the soil. After it rains for the first time of the year, the beetles will come out and mate, and the female will then bury the eggs. After 7–10 days, the eggs hatch and the larvae start to eat grass and sugarcane roots. After 2 months, the larvae will become fully mature and pupate. When autumn comes, the beetles will go back underground. There is only one generation per year. Problems caused When the beetles a ...
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Beetles are insects that form the order Coleoptera (), in the superorder Endopterygota. Their front pair of wings are hardened into wing-cases, elytra, distinguishing them from most other insects. The Coleoptera, with about 400,000 described species, is the largest of all orders, constituting almost 40% of described insects and 25% of all known animal life-forms; new species are discovered frequently, with estimates suggesting that there are between 0.9 and 2.1 million total species. Found in almost every habitat except the sea and the polar regions, they interact with their ecosystems in several ways: beetles often feed on plants and fungi, break down animal and plant debris, and eat other invertebrates. Some species are serious agricultural pests, such as the Colorado potato beetle, while others such as Coccinellidae (ladybirds or ladybugs) eat aphids, scale insects, thrips, and other plant-sucking insects that damage crops. Beetles typically have a particularly hard ...
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