The plants were growing in undisturbed areas under
various environmental conditions (temperature, rainfall,
humidity, etc.) according to time of collection.
Fruit collections infested with larval B. tau were
taken to the laboratory once each month. After adult
emergence, all B. tau were maintained in plastic cages
at 252 °C and 705% relative humidity. They
were provided with a mixture of sugar and yeast
hydrolysate (3:1) and 10% honey in distilled water as
food for approximately 10–14 days, or until development
of wing patterns suitable for processing.