. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. CHAPTER XXII Insect Pests of Gakdex and Field Crops. Wire worms (Elatcridcc) WiKEWOHiis are slender, cylindrical worms, 3 inch to 1 incli long, their skin brown and shining, the segments showing plainly. They have three pairs of small, dark legs close to the front end of the body. The whole insect looks tough and wiry. They infest a variety of field and garden crops, working on or in the roots or tubers, and are especially injurious to corn and potatoes, though they attack wheat, oats, and other cerea
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. CHAPTER XXII Insect Pests of Gakdex and Field Crops. Wire worms (Elatcridcc) WiKEWOHiis are slender, cylindrical worms, 3 inch to 1 incli long, their skin brown and shining, the segments showing plainly. They have three pairs of small, dark legs close to the front end of the body. The whole insect looks tough and wiry. They infest a variety of field and garden crops, working on or in the roots or tubers, and are especially injurious to corn and potatoes, though they attack wheat, oats, and other cereals. There are several species, differing in minor characters but alike in general appearance and manner of work. All are the larva^ of " chck beetles," or " snapping ; Ordinarily they breed in sod ground, the worms feeding on the roots of grasses. In such circumstances their presence is seldom noted, because the -The Wheat Wireworm. Enlarged aud nat- groi"lfl i* SO ^^'^11 ural size. Original. filled with roots that 107 Fig. 67. — Adult of the Wheat \\ ueworm. Auri- olci niancus Say. Enlarged aud natural size. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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