ABSTRACT
Pollen types associated with boll weevils, Anthonomus grandis grandis, Boheman, were determined from adult boll weevils captured from March 1996 through January 1997 near Elizabeth (Washington Co.), Mississippi. Asteraceae pollen (sunflower family) dominated both the percentage of total pollen and the frequency of occurrence. Pollen from Asteraceae (62%) and Malvaceae (6%) represented the highest percentages of pollen grains recovered; whereas, Asteraceae (67%), Poaceae (45%), and Anacardiaceae (39%) pollen were found in the greatest number of samples. The number of pollen grains found in most samples was not evenly distributed among taxa that occurred within the samples.
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