. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 90 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, X. Y the wirewonns, measuring from 9 mm. to 12 mm. in length when full grown. Its body is considerably flattened and of a light waxy-yellow color. Figures 28 and 29 well illustrate its characteristic features. (It is described in detail in Bulletin 33, p. 268). They undergo their transformations in earthen cells in the soil, the change to a beetle taking place about July 1st. The beetle is of a general rusty-br
. Annual report of the Agricultural Experiment Station. Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station; Agriculture -- New York (State). 90 Agricultural Experiment Station, Ithaca, X. Y the wirewonns, measuring from 9 mm. to 12 mm. in length when full grown. Its body is considerably flattened and of a light waxy-yellow color. Figures 28 and 29 well illustrate its characteristic features. (It is described in detail in Bulletin 33, p. 268). They undergo their transformations in earthen cells in the soil, the change to a beetle taking place about July 1st. The beetle is of a general rusty-brown color with black markings; it is shown natural size and enlarged in figure 30. We were unable to de- termine whether they emerged in the fall or passed the winter in the earthen cells. Professor Forbes has recorded considerable data on this point which leads him to conclude that it seems probable that they emerge in the sum- mer and early fall, proba- bly laying their eggs in part the same season; that it hibernates in sheltered places and continues abundant until June of the following year, doubt, less breeding meanwhile; and that it lives two sea-. 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 Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Ithaca, N. Y. : The University
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