. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 58 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 353 they return to the ground. There in burrows from 1 to 8 inches below the surface the females lay their eggs within oval cavities in the center of balls of earth which are held together by a glutinous secretion supplied by the female. For egg laying the beetles evidently prefer areas in grass or small grain in the vicinity of those trees and shrubs on which they feed, although other sites may sometimes be chosen. When infested fields are planted to corn or other cro
. Bulletin - Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Agriculture -- Massachusetts. 58 MASS. EXPERIMENT STATION BULLETIN 353 they return to the ground. There in burrows from 1 to 8 inches below the surface the females lay their eggs within oval cavities in the center of balls of earth which are held together by a glutinous secretion supplied by the female. For egg laying the beetles evidently prefer areas in grass or small grain in the vicinity of those trees and shrubs on which they feed, although other sites may sometimes be chosen. When infested fields are planted to corn or other crops on which the grubs feed, serious injury is apt to —1 '7?///(iO ^ 77V/. I / .4AW/. I /^^y \^M^^ X^u^J^ I ^i/<?- \sf^/: ocr \ /^k /fez* I ^j,w. I /^ns; Vm,. 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 Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station. Amherst, : Massachusetts Agricultural Experiment Station, 1907-1974
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