. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. The Cotton 3l*lntr anj lit Allict Life History of th^ Cotton Stainer I />vsi/, u IIS siitiiultiis 11 Si hi. > This insi-ct. whkh is loiiiul I'XtliiMVi'lv in our Southern is known popuLirlv hv the ' i>l the 'votton ' it IS lound .ilso in the VV ist Indies. Its food is proKibly .1 (Hibiscus), h
. The insect book [microform] : a popular account of the bees, wasps, ants, grasshoppers, flies and other North American insects exclusive of the butterflies, moths and beetles, with full life histories, tables and bibliographies. Insectes; Insects. The Cotton 3l*lntr anj lit Allict Life History of th^ Cotton Stainer I />vsi/, u IIS siitiiultiis 11 Si hi. > This insi-ct. whkh is loiiiul I'XtliiMVi'lv in our Southern is known popuLirlv hv the ' i>l the 'votton ' it IS lound .ilso in the VV ist Indies. Its food is proKibly .1 (Hibiscus), hut it feeds upon the bolls .>f the cotton pLint ,ind .iKo sucks the juices of oMn^es. It is with red ind is .1 very insect, and derives its name Itoin the tact that it stains the cottor. in the burstiny bolls 4 I'M- ' ^) ^^, I'. Kig, joi -DjMltnu'. Miiurtllus I'hri'tii /i,u\t /.;/.â ; by its which are of a yellowish color. Experiments h.,ve been made with this insect lookinj/ toward its use as a dye, and the whole substance of the insect can be converted into a â â ich oranKC-vcllow dye, which can be (Ixed on woolens or silk by the alum liquor. The e^gs. to the number of twenty or thirty, ari' â ' â .ited upon the leaves or stalks of the cotton plant, an. are ai,>o loosely dropped in the sand. The insect molts five times and breeds apparently steadily all through the year, so that there are several generations. Careful observations on the eggs and the tirst stage are needed. 308 . --*\^ . ^£M-^sm-m'^. 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 Howard, L. O. (Leland Ossian), 1857-1950. Toronto : W. Briggs
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