COWPEA WEEVIL
(Callosobruchus maculatus)
 
These small beetles (ranging between 3 and 4mm) are useful for small mantids, frogs, geckoes, small chameleons, and other small herptiles. As their name would indicate the larvae develop inside cowpeas (black-eyed peas), taking between 2 weeks and 6 months depending on the temperature, before emerging as non-feeding adults which mate and lay their eggs on the surface of cowpeas.
 
To harvest your weevils for use simply remove the paper towel or cardboard present in the colony and shake it into a separate container for use.