Banded Fruit Weevil vs Desert Locust

Side-by-side species comparison

Attribute Banded Fruit Weevil Desert Locust
Scientific Name Phlyctinus callosus Schistocerca gregaria
Order Coleoptera Orthoptera
Family Curculionidae Acrididae
Size 7-10 mm 45-60 mm
Habitat Farmland Farmland
Diet Fruit Feeders Herbivores
Regions South Africa (Western Cape) Africa, Asia
Conservation Least Concern Least Concern

Banded Fruit Weevil

A small greyish-brown weevil with pale transverse bands on the elytra. It is a significant pest of fruit crops and grapevines in the Cape.

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Did You Know?

Adults are nocturnal feeders that hide in soil cracks during the day, making them difficult to control.

Desert Locust

Forms enormous swarms of billions that devastate crops across Africa and Asia. A single swarm can cover 1,200 square km and eat as much food as 35,000 people daily.

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Did You Know?

A large locust swarm can contain 80 million individuals per square kilometer and travel 150 km per day, consuming their own body weight in food daily.