Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . Fig. 76.—Two tachina-flies. {Exorista leucanice Kirk, and E. flavicaudaRiley). (After Riley.) But of all the insects attacking locusts, the Blister-beetles,which, unfortunately, are often known to us as very injuriousto various garden crops, arcprobably of the most female beetle depositsfrom four to five hundred ofher yellowish eggs in irregularmasses in loose ground, andin about ten days there hatchfrom these eggs some veryactive, long - legged larvae,with huge heads and strongjaws, which run about everywhere seeking the eggs of
Insect pests of farm, garden and orchard . Fig. 76.—Two tachina-flies. {Exorista leucanice Kirk, and E. flavicaudaRiley). (After Riley.) But of all the insects attacking locusts, the Blister-beetles,which, unfortunately, are often known to us as very injuriousto various garden crops, arcprobably of the most female beetle depositsfrom four to five hundred ofher yellowish eggs in irregularmasses in loose ground, andin about ten days there hatchfrom these eggs some veryactive, long - legged larvae,with huge heads and strongjaws, which run about everywhere seeking the eggs of of these larva will consume one of the masses or about
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