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Milkweed Weevil Oviposition Pits - Rhyssomatus sp.?? I&#039;m not sure what these are. When I took the photo, I assumed they were milkweed oviposition pits from a weevil. But, now I&#039;m not sure. I wish I have pulled them up in case someone was underneath.<br /> <br /> <br /> (Female weevils use their long snouts to chew holes in the stems of milkweed. then, they deposit their eggs into these holes. They chew several holes in a vertical line in the lower part of the milkweed stem, laying an egg in each. The sticky latex from the plant oozes from the wounds to create raised, conspicuous blobs.)<br /> <figure class="photo"><a href="https://www.jungledragon.com/image/107948/milkweed_weevil_oviposition_pits_-_rhyssomatus_sp.html" title="Milkweed Weevil Oviposition Pits - Rhyssomatus sp."><img src="https://s3.amazonaws.com/media.jungledragon.com/images/3232/107948_thumb.jpg?AWSAccessKeyId=05GMT0V3GWVNE7GGM1R2&Expires=1763596810&Signature=YZweEUZNrcdw5MSmASGRQvDWBqE%3D" width="200" height="158" alt="Milkweed Weevil Oviposition Pits - Rhyssomatus sp. Female weevils use their long snouts to chew holes in the stems of milkweed. then, they deposit their eggs into these holes. They chew several holes in a vertical line in the lower part of the milkweed stem, laying an egg in each. The sticky latex from the plant oozes from the wounds to create raised, conspicuous blobs.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed in a large meadow. Asclepias,Geotagged,Oviposition Pits,Rhyssomatus,Summer,United States,milkweed,milkweed weevil" /></a></figure><br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed; meadow Geotagged,Summer,United States,milkweed,oviposition pit Click/tap to enlarge

Milkweed Weevil Oviposition Pits - Rhyssomatus sp.??

I'm not sure what these are. When I took the photo, I assumed they were milkweed oviposition pits from a weevil. But, now I'm not sure. I wish I have pulled them up in case someone was underneath.


(Female weevils use their long snouts to chew holes in the stems of milkweed. then, they deposit their eggs into these holes. They chew several holes in a vertical line in the lower part of the milkweed stem, laying an egg in each. The sticky latex from the plant oozes from the wounds to create raised, conspicuous blobs.)

Milkweed Weevil Oviposition Pits - Rhyssomatus sp. Female weevils use their long snouts to chew holes in the stems of milkweed. then, they deposit their eggs into these holes. They chew several holes in a vertical line in the lower part of the milkweed stem, laying an egg in each. The sticky latex from the plant oozes from the wounds to create raised, conspicuous blobs.<br /> <br /> Habitat: Milkweed in a large meadow. Asclepias,Geotagged,Oviposition Pits,Rhyssomatus,Summer,United States,milkweed,milkweed weevil


Habitat: Milkweed; meadow

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By Christine Young

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Uploaded Feb 10, 2021. Captured Jul 31, 2020 10:48 in 91 Main St, Sharon, CT 06069, USA.
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  • Canon EOS 90D
  • f/5.0
  • 1/166s
  • ISO125
  • 100mm
Captured in the summer. More summer photos.

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