. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. V^' The caterpillars of the beauti- ful Gelechian of the White Aster live in hollow galls, in the stems of that plant—one caterpillar in a gall. A small Braconid, Fig. 29, — {Bracoti, furtivns, Fyles) detects the hermit in his dwelling, inserts her ovipositor and drops a few eggs into the chamler. These eggs soon hatch ; and the little larviB that come from them (Fig. 30) Fig. 30. Bracon furlivus larva, greatly magnified, (original). attach themselves to the cater|allar and exhaust its life's juice
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. V^' The caterpillars of the beauti- ful Gelechian of the White Aster live in hollow galls, in the stems of that plant—one caterpillar in a gall. A small Braconid, Fig. 29, — {Bracoti, furtivns, Fyles) detects the hermit in his dwelling, inserts her ovipositor and drops a few eggs into the chamler. These eggs soon hatch ; and the little larviB that come from them (Fig. 30) Fig. 30. Bracon furlivus larva, greatly magnified, (original). attach themselves to the cater|allar and exhaust its life's juices. They Pig. 2!). Bracon furtivus, greatly magnifled, (original). spin their COCOOns within the gall; and the flies from them appear in the spring of the following year. Notice the form of these sucking larviij (Fig. 30). ecs=^.. Fig. 31. Trychosis tunicula-rubra, greatly magnified, (original).. 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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