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What does pupate mean?

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Verb
  1. To become a pupa.
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Next spring, the larvae pupate and emerge in late May or early June as beetles that live 2 to 4 weeks.
At the end of the third instar, the larva wriggles out of its warble, falls to the ground, and burrows into the soil to pupate.
Sawflies infest fruitlets and cause these to drop prematurely after which the pests pupate in the topsoil.
The larvae enter the host, feed, and grow, and after approximately 7-10 days they emerge and pupate, killing the cricket.
Fifth instar caterpillars pupate under rocks or in the litter beneath host plant patches in mid-June to mid-July.
After approximately three weeks of feeding in the spring, they pupate and emerge as adults about 10 days later.

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