. The American entomologist. Entomology. THE. VOL. 1. ST. LOUIS, MO., OCTOBER, 1868. NO. 2. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY H. OP. STrnDLE^ST Sc CO., 104 OLIVE STREET, ST. LOUIS. One dollar per annum in advance. EDITORS : D. WALSH Rock Island, HI. CHAS. V. RILEY, 2130 Clark Ave St. Louis, Mo. POTATO BUGS. "We often see paragraphs in the papers, stating that "THE Potato Bug" has been very abund- ant and destructive in such a month and at such phxcc, "THE Potato Bug" may be checked and controlled by such and such remedies. Do the worthy men, who indite these notable paragrap
. The American entomologist. Entomology. THE. VOL. 1. ST. LOUIS, MO., OCTOBER, 1868. NO. 2. PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY H. OP. STrnDLE^ST Sc CO., 104 OLIVE STREET, ST. LOUIS. One dollar per annum in advance. EDITORS : D. WALSH Rock Island, HI. CHAS. V. RILEY, 2130 Clark Ave St. Louis, Mo. POTATO BUGS. "We often see paragraphs in the papers, stating that "THE Potato Bug" has been very abund- ant and destructive in such a month and at such phxcc, "THE Potato Bug" may be checked and controlled by such and such remedies. Do the worthy men, who indite these notable paragraphs, ever consider for one moment, that there are no less than ten distinct species of bugs, preying upon the potato plant within the limits of the United States? That many of these ten species are conflned within certain geograph- ical limits? That the habits and liistory of sev- eral of them differ as widely as those of a hog and a horse? That some attack the potato both in the larva state and in the perfect or winged state; others in the perfect or winged state alone; and others again in the larva state alone ? That. 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 Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. New York : Max Jaegerhuber
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