 They eat through the leaves and petals to get to the pollen, so some beetle-pollinated plants have evolved to have thicker flowers and leaves in response. For more information on how you can bring more beetle pollinators to your yard, visit Xerxes.org. This is Diane Brownlee with Nature in the Natural State. A few years ago, I was plotting my mother-in-law's assassination, and my husband said to me, Nirja, I think you need a new hobby.