Abstract: As an insect pollinator of Ficus pumila, Blastophaga pumilae lives in the syconia of this fig. Female wasps of B. pumilae enter syconia of this fig either to oviposit or pollinate. The average time for B. pumilae to enter syconia was 69.48 min (SD 13.26 min). Although the injury rate of the wasps that enter syconia was quite high, they can nonetheless complete egg-laying or pollination. The tail fibers of eggs cause females to avoid laying eggs again in the same ovary. Once the wasps have entered female syconia, they try but are unable to escape. Typically, one female wasp can lay 528 eggs or pollinate 1 072.4 flowers.

Key words: Ficus pumila, Blastophaga pumilae, oviposition, pollination