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Sugar Apple Pollinator?

12 years ago

I've been prepping myself for hand pollination. Then I noticed this little thing possibly doing the dirty work for me.

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Little thing has been on the plant all morning. We'll see how effective it is.

-Tom

Comments (3)

guajiro
12 years ago
Great shots! Do you think that it's a nitulid beetle?
I have an atemoya that's yet to bear any fruit. I've tried to hand pollinate it several times but there's barely any pollen in the male flowers...
Does anyone have any pictures of sugar apple/atemoya hand pollination?
rodneys
12 years ago
Here's a youtube video on Cherimoya hand pollination

Here is a link that might be useful: Cherimoya hand pollination - Alex Silber
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pepperot
Original Author
12 years ago
I wish this was the nitulid beetle. It appears I have Florida's flower beetles. After observing their behavior, I realized they were eating the blossoms from the inside. I was never able to gather any pollen with these guys around. After moving the plant to a secluded location and hand pollinating, I finally have several fruit set.

Anybody else have run-ins with these beetles?

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