. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). Clover Insects 68T after a few days of preparation, they transform to greenish pupae with black eyes and yellowish legs' and wing-pads. The cocoons are found just under the surface of the soil or occasionally at the base of the green stems. Most of the beetles emerge during the latter part of June. The beetle is about one-half inch in length, brownish in color; the prothorax is marked with three pale lines and the wing-covers with small black spots; along the outer edge is' a pale yellowish stripe and occas


. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). Clover Insects 68T after a few days of preparation, they transform to greenish pupae with black eyes and yellowish legs' and wing-pads. The cocoons are found just under the surface of the soil or occasionally at the base of the green stems. Most of the beetles emerge during the latter part of June. The beetle is about one-half inch in length, brownish in color; the prothorax is marked with three pale lines and the wing-covers with small black spots; along the outer edge is' a pale yellowish stripe and occasionally one along the middle. During the daytime the beetles remain sluggish under. Fig. ()()0. The Clover Leaf-Weevil: (a) Egg; (h) Larvae Feeding; (c) Recently Hatched Larva; (/) Coooox; (h) Pupa; (i) Beetle; (A) Same, Dorsal View. (Redrawn after Ril-ey) debris on the ground. At night they feed on the clover leaves, beginning at the margin and eating toward the middle, usually leaving only the bases of the larger veins, but often, in cases of severe infestation, devouring .the whole plant down to the gTOund. Egg-laying does not begin imtil the latter part of August and it takes place usually at night. At this time the beetles insert their. Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture


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