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Seasonal development and life cycle

Adult pearslug wasps emerge from soil in early spring and lay eggs in leaf tissue. Mature larvae enter soil to pupate. Second-generation wasps appearing in summer do most of the damage. There are two generations a year.

Pearslug larav
Pearslug larva
Larva and pupa
Larva and pupa		 Pupae
Pupae

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