wheatwheedle

Wheat weevil (English) [ IPA: ˈwiːt ˈwiːvəl ASM: হুইট ৱিভিল]
Contributed by: Atul Ch. Kakoti on 2009-10-18
1. (Proper Noun-Common) Rice, wheat or grain weevil is a beetle formed herbivorous bug of Curculionoidea superfamily. They are very small in shape and size, less than 6 mm. The grain or wheat weevil damages stored grain. They are also known as grain weevils. The females lay many eggs and the larvae inside the grain kernels. Weevils are reddish-brown or black in colour. Adult wheat weevils are not capable of flight. চাউল, ঘেঁহু আদি শস্যৰ দানাৰ ভিতৰত উৎপত্তি হোৱা এবিধ ওকণীৰ দৰে পোক ৷ ই আকাৰত নিচেই সৰু আৰু উৰিব নোৱাৰে ৷ ইয়াৰ বৰণ কলা বা পাতল মুগা ৷