| In most species for which detailed dietary information is available, ant larvae and pupae represent the most important food resource. |
| In Nebraska it overwinters as a larvae or pupae under manure piles or in other breeding areas. |
| Once in New York, the eggs hatch into larvae, molt into pupae, and finally emerge as adults, ready to take on the Big Apple. |
| Researchers place cardboard rings containing red or blue marked corn borer pupae at release sites within cornfields. |
| Almost all of the rescued pupae eclose as adults and no aberrant pharate head structures are found. |
| When feeding is completed, the worms drop to the ground and enter the soil where they transform into shiny brown pupae. |
