Bean beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, get their lifetime nutrition from the bean seeds (family Fabaceae) on which their mother lays her eggs. The specific bean on which each egg is laid determines the future success of the larva that develops from that egg. Choosing where to lay an egg is the most important decision a female bean beetle will make for her offspring, yet even within one bean species the seeds available may be very different in quality. Seeds vary in size (even if from the same plant), so the amount of resource available to larvae on different beans will not be the same. Seed mass may vary by as much as 50% among mung beans purchased in a local store, a species on which Callosobruchus develops normally and may complete its lifecycle. During the life cycle of the beetle, the most time is spent in the________________stage.

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Bean beetles, Callosobruchus maculatus, get their lifetime nutrition from the bean seeds (family Fabaceae) on which their mother lays her eggs. The specific bean on which each egg is laid determines the future success of the larva that develops from that egg. Choosing where to lay an egg is the most important decision a female bean beetle will make for her offspring, yet even within one bean species the seeds available may be very different in quality. Seeds vary in size (even if from the same plant), so the amount of resource available to larvae on different beans will not be the same. Seed mass may vary by as much as 50% among mung beans purchased in a local store, a species on which Callosobruchus develops normally and may complete its lifecycle.

During the life cycle of the beetle, the most time is spent in the________________stage.

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