260406-Suetsugu-Fragrance-Larvae (IMAGE)

Kobe University

260406-Suetsugu-Fragrance-Larvae

Caption

Larvae of the gall midge Dasineura heterosmilacicola develop in the male flowers of Smilax insularis, feeding on surplus pollen. Since the tissues of the male flowers are not needed further by the plant, its cost for providing a brood site to the insect is limited.

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SUETSUGU Kenji

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