The article describes the microbiology of the gut of the kola nut weevil Balanogastris kolae. The habitat of Balanogastris kolae (Coleoptera: Curculionidae) showed that they possess the ability to digest varieties of sugars, such as starch and protein, present in the kola nut Cola nitida. The gut bacterial identified include Fusobacterium nucleatum, Staphylococcus aureus, Bacillus subtilis, and Corynebacterium fascians.