. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. WEBfyOHMS IXJVBiyG THE BOOTS 113 The worms feed in a silk tube more or less covered with par- ticles of dirt. They vary in color from yellowish to brown, are three fourths to one inch long when full grown, and their bodies have numerous low tubercles. They hatch from eggs laid by small, active moths which have the habit of resting on grass stems with their wings folded around their bodies. The natural breed- ing place is grassland. There are two generations annually, the moths of the second brood appearing in
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. WEBfyOHMS IXJVBiyG THE BOOTS 113 The worms feed in a silk tube more or less covered with par- ticles of dirt. They vary in color from yellowish to brown, are three fourths to one inch long when full grown, and their bodies have numerous low tubercles. They hatch from eggs laid by small, active moths which have the habit of resting on grass stems with their wings folded around their bodies. The natural breed- ing place is grassland. There are two generations annually, the moths of the second brood appearing in the latter ixirt of summer. Winter is passed by the half-grown worms in the 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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