• Sitophilus oryzae commonly called as the ‘Rice weevil’.

• Commonest and the most destructive pest of stored grains.

• Adult weevils are somewhat cylindrical and reddish brown or brownish black with prolonged stout or Rostrum and ridged elytra.

• Most of the time, inside grains for feeding.

• A female may lay as many as 400n eggs.

• In about 6 or 7 days, eggs hatches out into soft, white and leg less grubs.

• Adult weevil comes out through irregular holes made in the grain.

• The whole life cycle is completed inside the grain passing through a period of 4 -7 weeks.