Oviposition
Eggs are formed within the ovarioles. An ovary contains from 260-375 ovarioles. A queen may lay 1500 eggs per day, which means approximately 5 eggs are produced per ovariole per day.
Oviposition Barriers - In early May, protective coverings of various materials can be wrapped around the bottom 12 - 24" of trunks (higher, up to the level of the branches, for flatheaded appletree borer) to exclude the female beetles from their ...
This occurs during the oviposition (egg-laying) process. Infested fruits usually fall prematurely; however, with some hosts (like cherries or peaches) the fruit can mature with disease infection and remain on the tree until harvest.
 See also: Spring, Genera, Generation, Introduction, Insect
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