Biological aspects of the guava’s bark borer Carmenta theobromae (Lepidoptera: Sesiidae) in Santander, Colombia.

The guava’s bark borer is a lepidopteran recently identified as Carmenta theobromae that has caused significant losses in guava crops of the Province of Velez, Santander. The objective of this research was to study egg and larval stages of the bark borer in the laboratory and field during the first...