Manual of agriculture, for the school, the farm, and the fireside . WHEAT MIDGE.—LOCUST BOREE. 227. Fig. 68. 804. The wheat midge, (Fig. 68,magnified, the small mark at theleft shows the natural size,) is itselfexposed to the attacks of otherinsects. An ichneumon fly depositsits eggs in the larvae of the midge,and the larvae hatched from themprey upon the body on which theyfind themselves. Many are thusdestroyed. If the stubble be col-lected and burned, innumerable grubs of the midge willbe consumed, and the good work of the ichneumon beaided. 805. The dor bug, as it is called, (,) is pr
Manual of agriculture, for the school, the farm, and the fireside . WHEAT MIDGE.—LOCUST BOREE. 227. Fig. 68. 804. The wheat midge, (Fig. 68,magnified, the small mark at theleft shows the natural size,) is itselfexposed to the attacks of otherinsects. An ichneumon fly depositsits eggs in the larvae of the midge,and the larvae hatched from themprey upon the body on which theyfind themselves. Many are thusdestroyed. If the stubble be col-lected and burned, innumerable grubs of the midge willbe consumed, and the good work of the ichneumon beaided. 805. The dor bug, as it is called, (,) is properly a beetle, and the parent ofthose large white grubs which feed uponthe roots of grass and grain, and are sofrequently turned up by the spade orplough. Domestic fowls devour greatnumbers of them in the latter state, andmany of the beetles themselves are eatenby skunks and weasels. 806. The potato beetle, (Fig. 70,) has of late yearsbecome one of the greatest pests of the farmer. Thereare at least two broods in a year and some-times three, the last one wintering over inthe beetle state, und
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