. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 32 THE HICKOKY-NUT WEEVIL. {Bakmiii'Uft rari/ir Horn.) Nearly cnery year inquiry is made in regard to the cause of the holes in hickory and pecan nuts, Init during 1908 there were reports of greater injury of this nature than ever before, more particularly to pecans grown in Texas, where considerahk^ loss was reported b}^ Mr. Glenn W. llerrick, and in Georgia, where Mr. Wilmon Newell stated that in one localitj^ (Thomasville) 75 per cent of the crop was a failure. A shortage was also reported near Jackson, Miss.,
. Bulletin. Insects; Insect pests; Entomology; Insects; Insect pests; Entomology. 32 THE HICKOKY-NUT WEEVIL. {Bakmiii'Uft rari/ir Horn.) Nearly cnery year inquiry is made in regard to the cause of the holes in hickory and pecan nuts, Init during 1908 there were reports of greater injury of this nature than ever before, more particularly to pecans grown in Texas, where considerahk^ loss was reported b}^ Mr. Glenn W. llerrick, and in Georgia, where Mr. Wilmon Newell stated that in one localitj^ (Thomasville) 75 per cent of the crop was a failure. A shortage was also reported near Jackson, Miss., and Mr. J. F. Jones estimated the loss of 25 per cent of the crop in the vicinity of Monticello, Fla. There is little doubt that the species of Aveevil involved in attack in all cases is Balantnus carijo' Horn, althousfh the adult has not as 3"et been reared. As this species may be destined to become one of the principal pests of the pecan orchai'ds of the South, the accompanying illus- tration is furnished, together with a few words of descrip- tion. The beetle (fig. 11) is quite as large as the chinquapin AN'eevil, from which it may be distinguished, however, be- cause of the first antennal joint l)eing longer than the second, and in the much darker color. The ground color is dark brown, nearly black, and the scah" covering (which charac- terizes the chinquapin and chestnut weevils) in this species is less obvious, much darker, and hair-like. Moreover, the rostrum of the female is comparatively a little shorter, although of about of the same curvature, and less widened at the base. The larva differs from that of i^Tohoseldexis in being decidedly yellow, having- the head bright red and wider than long. The cervical plate is also darker. This species was described from Brooklyn, N. Y., in 1873 (Horn, Proc. Amer. Phil. Soc, Vol. XHl, p. 400), In the national collec- tion are specimens from St. Vincent, Allegheny, Limerick, and else- where in Pennsylvania; Cincinnati,
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