The beetles Kerry left Lois in the tin were still alive when Lois opened the tin. They had eaten almost all
of the leaves in the tin and wouldn’t eat after they were taken out. Then some began to die and some
escaped from the cardboard box Lois had put them in. After several died, Lois kept them in tissue paper
in the tin that Kerry sent her. Eventually, when only eight beetles were left, Lois released them into the
grasslands near Ukarumpa in hopes that they would eat and lay eggs.
It should be noted that there are a number of these weevils still around Uk