Ground Nut Borer
Appearance: These dark reddish-brown pests have smudgy black spots on the wing covers and is 3-7 mm long.
Life History: It is found in the tropics on whole and shelled groundnuts, both in the field and in store. Pupation occurs outside the seed and also outside the shell, in a thin cocoon.
Distribution: All tropical countries.
Damage: To groundnuts, pods of tamarinds and other types of acacia found in the tropics. Is carried into the temperate zones with groundnuts, but does not become established.