Comments on: Weevils identified http://ntsavanna.com/weevils-identified/ Learning a savanna in Panama, plant by plant Fri, 27 Jan 2012 12:13:12 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: mary http://ntsavanna.com/weevils-identified/comment-page-1/#comment-2567 mary Mon, 30 Mar 2009 00:20:13 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=1263#comment-2567 Thanks, Ted. It's great to hear the observations of a beetle pro. It looks like I'm going to have to pay attention to the <em>Dicranopteris</em> ferns around here and see if I can find the weevil larvae. Thanks, Ted. It’s great to hear the observations of a beetle pro. It looks like I’m going to have to pay attention to the Dicranopteris ferns around here and see if I can find the weevil larvae.

]]> By: Beetles In The Bush http://ntsavanna.com/weevils-identified/comment-page-1/#comment-2562 Beetles In The Bush Sun, 29 Mar 2009 22:21:43 +0000 http://ntsavanna.com/?p=1263#comment-2562 I agree it's unlikely the larvae are developing in the pistil - lots of weevils and other beetles utilize pollen for supplemental adult nutrition but utilize something completely different for larval development. This is quite common for groups that develop in nutritionally constrained resources - wood boring beetles is another group that comes to mind. regards--ted I agree it’s unlikely the larvae are developing in the pistil – lots of weevils and other beetles utilize pollen for supplemental adult nutrition but utilize something completely different for larval development. This is quite common for groups that develop in nutritionally constrained resources – wood boring beetles is another group that comes to mind.

regards–ted

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