Fruit and leaf scarring beetle, Basilepta subcostata

Fruit and leaf scarring beetles (Basilepta subcostata) are major pests in north, eastern, and northeastern states of India and Bangladesh. The beetles affect the cosmetic appearance and reduce the market value of fruits.

1 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles	2 Leaf scarring due to beetle feeding	3 Banana plants damaged by scarring beetles	4 Fruit damage due to scarring beetles
5 Fruit damage due to scarring beetles	6 Fruit damaged by scarring beetles	7 Scarred fruits	8 Fruit damage
9 Fruit damage	10 Fruits damaged by scarring beetles	11 Fruits damaged by scarring beetles	12 Banana bunch covered with polypropylene sleeve as a preventive measure against scarring beetles
13 Scarring beetle, Basilepta subcostata (nominate form)	14 Scarring beetle, Basilepta subcostata - blue variant	15 Basilepta subcostata, reddish brown morph	16 Adult of nominate form of Basilepta subcostata, dorsal view
17 Adult of fruit scarring beetle, lateral view	18 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf	19 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf	20 Adult beetle on banana leaf
21 Scarring beetle on banana leaf	22 Scarring beetles on banana leaf	23 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf	24 Scarring beetles on banana leaf
25 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf	26 Scarring beetles feeding on banana leaf	27 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf	28 Scarring beetles on banana leaf
29 Scarring beetles feeding on banana leaf	30 Basilepta subcostata on banana leaf	31 Scarring beetles on banana	32 Eggs of scarring beetle, magnified
33 Egg mass of scarring beetle	34 Egg mass of scarring beetle	35 Green fruits scarred by beetles	36 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetle
37 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetle	38 Leaf damaged by scarring beetle	39 Banana leaf damaged by scarring beetle	40 Leaf damage due to scarring beetle feeding
41 Leaf damage by scarring beetle	42 Fruits damaged by scarring beetles	43 Banana bunches damaged by scarring beetles	44 Banana bunches showing scarring beetle damage symptom
45 Fruit damage due to scarring beetles	46 Fruit damage due to scarring beetles	47 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	48 Fruit damage by scarring beetles
49 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	50 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	51 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	52 Banana leaf damaged by scarring beetles
53 Banana leaf and petiole showing scarring beetle damage	54 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	55 Peduncle damage caused by scarring beetles	56 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles
57 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles	58 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles	59 Banana bunch damaged by scarring beetles	60 Leaf damage due to scarring beetles
61 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	62 Leaf damage caused by scarring beetles	63 Fruit damage by scarring beetles	64 Fruit damage by scarring beetles
65 Leaf damaged by scarring beetle	66 Scarring beetles feeding on banana leaf	67 Scarring beetle damage on fruits	68 Natural epizootics of entomofungal pathogens like Beauveria bassiana and Metarhizium anisopliae on fruit scarring beetles are common in Northeastern India.

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