Table 1

Table 1.
Number of insects per male inflorescences in different stages of anthesis and estimated number of pollinator insects per area in three diffrent months of the year (Coto). (Average of three inflorescences in each stage of anthesis)


Stage of anthesis	Inflorescences per hectare in each stage			March				June				October
	Inflorescences per hectare in each stage			Insects /Inflores.		Insects / ha		Insects /Inflores.		Insects / ha		Insects /Inflores.		Insects / ha
	Mar	Jun	Oct	M.c	E.k	M.c	E.k	M.c	E.k	M.c	E.k	M.c	E.k	M.c	E.k

4 years old palms
1	0.9	2.2	2.3	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	0.9	2.2	3.6	518	658	464	590	336	1690	753	3789	0.7	541	2.4	1967
3	3.1	2.2	0.9	1630	1776	5115	5574	6831	19113	15316	42854	8.3	1517	7.5	1379
4	1.3	3.6	2.7	1968	4402	2647	5922	10971	20677	39358	74177	8.0	1980	21.8	5400
5	1.6	1.8	0.5	3808	3540	5122	4762	5612	28244	10066	50662	3.3	1186	1.5	539
6	2.7	3.1	2.3	10855	5188	29206	13958	11546	7061	36243	22165	13.0	712	29.5	1618
7	0.4	0.4	0.9	7225	2678	3240	1200	8832	5198	3960	2231	2.0	616	1.8	560
Total				26004	18242	45794	32006	44128	81983	105696	195978	35.3	6552	65	11463
11 years old palms
1	0.6	1.7	1.2	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2	4.3	1.4	0.5	1642	3720	1766	1368	348	4154	475	5671	51	4030	24.0	1919
3	1.2	3.1	0.7	10266	7976	26384	6770	4703	16671	14446	51208	47	3178	33.6	2270
4	1.9	1.4	1.2	48656	52748	72141	29097	2342	43005	3197	58710	120	3900	143.0	4643
5	0.6	2.0	0.7	18684	38003	14448	11329	6496	27413	13302	56136	80	6188	57.0	4420
6	3.7	1.7	1.0	25049	36206	83503	44861	2708	6679	4621	11398	71	4185	68.0	3986
7	3.7	1.7	-	16801	19185	135109	50924	1373	439	2341	749	-	-	-	-
Total				121098	157868	333350	144349	17969	98361	38382	183872	369	21481	32.6	17238

M.c. = Mystrops costarricenses
E.k = Elaeidobious kamerunicus