Determines the most preferred stage for oviposition by the beetle Araecerus levipennis Jordan. Adult female beetles lay eggs when the ipil-ipil pods began to bulge out, the pods continue to be suitable for oviposition until they turn brown. Giant ipip-ipil pods yield more eggs. The newly emerged female adults usually lay eggs two days after the males are introduced to them for mating. A female adult laid a maximum of forty-five days over an adult life span of twenty-three days.