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Michigan Citizen Science project identified Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Pollinators. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/michigan@midwest.social
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/37788207

https://www.torreyaguardians.org/pawpaw-ecological-michigan.html

The title says it all, but most of sap beetles life cycle happens in a small area because they're weak flyers. They need leaf litter to reproduce and larval beetles live off the rotting fruit.

Picture of one of the identifies beetle species Glischrochilus quadrisignatus
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Michigan Citizen Science project identified Pawpaw (Asimina triloba) Pollinators. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/fruit@slrpnk.net
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cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/37788207

https://www.torreyaguardians.org/pawpaw-ecological-michigan.html

The title says it all, but most of sap beetles life cycle happens in a small area because they're weak flyers. They need leaf litter to reproduce and larval beetles live off the rotting fruit.

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Michigan Citizen Science project identified Pawpaw (Asmina Triloba) Pollinators. (slrpnk.net)
submitted 6 months ago by to c/nativeplantgardening@mander.xyz
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https://www.torreyaguardians.org/pawpaw-ecological-michigan.html

The title says it all, but most of sap beetles life cycle happens in a small area because they're weak flyers. They need leaf litter to reproduce and larval beetles live off the rotting fruit.

Picture of one of the identifies beetle species Glischrochilus quadrisignatus