Sweet potato tuber infested with sweet potato weevil, Cylas formicarius Fabr. The weevil infests sweet potato plants as early as two weeks after planting but targets the tubers, causing economic losses (Capinera 2021).

{Photograph courtesy of Jerah Mystica B. Novenario, College of Agriculture Systems and Technology, Pampanga State Agricultural University.}

Published: 2024-03-21

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