What's on the menu for young African sawflies?

(Pensoft Publishers) Three zoologists from Benin and Germany cooperated for three years to study the habits of two species of widespread West African sawflies. Their caterpillar-like young stages were found to feed on unexpected plant species. One sawfly species eats leaves of grasses, including maize, the other feeds on day flowers, some of which are used as vegetables in Africa, or elsewhere are troublesome weeds. The study was published in the journal Deutsche Entomologische Zeitschrift.
Source: EurekAlert! - Biology - Category: Biology Source Type: news