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Bruchid Beetle Life History
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Palo Verde Tree with Seed Pods
Cercidium floridum, produces seeds that are attacked by three species of bruchid beetle: Stator limbstus, Mimosestes amicus, and Mimosestes alkei
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Seed Pod Contents
Blue palo verde trees bloom from late March to May and seed pods develop from May to June
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Female Bruchid Beetle Lays Eggs
Mimosestes amicus and Mimosestes ulkei lay eggs on the pod and the larvae burrow through the pod and into the seed
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Germination within Seed
Stator limbatus enters the seed pod through emergence holes and lays the egg directly on the seed
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Larvae Growth
Larvae take about 34 days to mature
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Adult Bruchid Beetle
Adult beetles emerge in September and October leaving round emergence holes in the seed pods
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These beetles are similar to our bruchids.
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