Coccotrypes dactyliperda, the date stone beetle, palm seed borer, or button beetle, is an insect belonging to the subfamily bark beetles (Scolytinae). It originates from Africa and is spread …

Aug 4, 2023 · The date stone beetle is considered one of the insects that infects the fruits of dates on the palm or fallen ones. It may move with the dates to the store. The insect spreads in the …

Did you know that this tiny bark beetle (Coccotrypes dactyliperda) belonging to the subfamily Scolytinae of the family Curculionidae can destroy crops of dat...

The date stone beetle, Coccotrypes dactyliperda (Fabricius, 1801), is a cryptic spermatophagus beetle of the Curculionidae family (Coleoptera: Curculionidae: Scolytinae: Dryocoetini), with …

Jan 23, 2019 · This paper reviews the biology and ecology of the cryptic seed boring beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda. Hibernating as an imago inside a seed, it can withstand mild …

Coccotrypes dactyliperda, the date stone beetle, also known as palm seed borer, or button beetle, is a bark beetle (Scolytinae) insect. It feeds on dates, the fruits of the date palm (Phoenix …

Apr 20, 2024 · One of the most important of these insects, which has spread widely recently, is the date stone beetle Coccotrypes dactyliperda Fabricius (Coleoptera, Curculionidae, …

The date stone beetle or button beetle, Coccotrypes dactyliperda, is an insect belonging to the bark beetles (Scolytinae). It feeds on and spends part of its life cycle in dates, the fruits of the …

Apr 3, 2015 · On the biology, damage and food preference of date stone palm beetle, Coccotrypes dactyliperda F. (Col., Scolytidae), a newly serious pest of palm trees at the …

The date stone beetle,Coccotrypes dactyliperda F. (Coleoptera: Scolytidae), is a primary pest of green unripe dates. The adult beetle chews a characteristically round hole in the fruit, which …