. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 251 Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology L. O. HOWARD, Chief Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER July 27,1915. THE CALOSOMA BEETLE (CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA) IN NEW ENGLAND By A. F. BURGESS, In Charge of Gipsy Moth and Brown-tail Moth Investigations, and C. W. COLLINS Entomological Assistant CONTENTS Introduction 1 Method of Packing Beetles for Shipment ' 2 Native Home of Calosotna eycophanta and Hosts Attached 3 Investigational Work on Calosoma syco- phanta 3 Equipment Used fo


. Bulletin of the Department of Agriculture. Agriculture. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE BULLETIN No. 251 Contribution from the Bureau of Entomology L. O. HOWARD, Chief Washington, D. C. PROFESSIONAL PAPER July 27,1915. THE CALOSOMA BEETLE (CALOSOMA SYCOPHANTA) IN NEW ENGLAND By A. F. BURGESS, In Charge of Gipsy Moth and Brown-tail Moth Investigations, and C. W. COLLINS Entomological Assistant CONTENTS Introduction 1 Method of Packing Beetles for Shipment ' 2 Native Home of Calosotna eycophanta and Hosts Attached 3 Investigational Work on Calosoma syco- phanta 3 Equipment Used for Rearing Predaceous Beetles 4 Methods of Rearing Calosoma Beetle . 6 Page Life History of Calosoma sycophanta . 7 Natural Enemies 18 Colonization of Calosoma sycophanta . 19 Methods of Securing Field Colonies 20 Dispersion of Calosoma sycophanta . 21 Economic Importance of Calosoma syco- phanta 39. WASHINGTON GOVERNMENT PRINTING OFFICE 1915. 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. Dept. of Agriculture. [Washington, D. C. ?] : The Department : Supt. of Docs. , Govt. Print. Off.


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