. Circular. Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 2.—The alfalfa weevil: Larvae attacking a sprig of alfalfa. Natural size ; larva at right much enlarged. (Orig- inal.) ants about an ant In very early spring, before the plants have made much growth, the beetles often push their eggs down between the leaves, the usual place of ovi- position, however, being in punctures made in the stem (fig. 2), and some damage occurs at the very beginning of the season on account of the beetles puncturing the young stems and Fig. 3.—The alfalfa weevil : Adult. Much enlarged. (Orig- inal.). Please note that t

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. Circular. Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 2.—The alfalfa weevil: Larvae attacking a sprig of alfalfa. Natural size ; larva at right much enlarged. (Orig- inal.) ants about an ant In very early spring, before the plants have made much growth, the beetles often push their eggs down between the leaves, the usual place of ovi- position, however, being in punctures made in the stem (fig. 2), and some damage occurs at the very beginning of the season on account of the beetles puncturing the young stems and Fig. 3.—The alfalfa weevil : Adult. Much enlarged. (Orig- inal.). 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington, D. C. : The Bureau

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