. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges; . Clover-leaf beetle, Phytonomiis punclatus.—a, egg; b, h, larxte feeding; c, very young larva ; /, cocoon, its net-like character shown at y .• //, pupa ; ', beetle, on clover-stalk ; k, same, enlarged ; other letters refer to structural details. covers, and a short, stout beak. The larva is green, its form well shown in the figure, and it feeds chiefly at night, eating irregular holes in the leaves. When full grown it forms a peculiar net-like cocoon at or a little bene
. Economic entomology for the farmer and the fruit grower, and for use as a text-book in agricultural schools and colleges; . Clover-leaf beetle, Phytonomiis punclatus.—a, egg; b, h, larxte feeding; c, very young larva ; /, cocoon, its net-like character shown at y .• //, pupa ; ', beetle, on clover-stalk ; k, same, enlarged ; other letters refer to structural details. covers, and a short, stout beak. The larva is green, its form well shown in the figure, and it feeds chiefly at night, eating irregular holes in the leaves. When full grown it forms a peculiar net-like cocoon at or a little beneath the surface of the ground and pupates, becoming adult a few days thereafter. The insects hibernate in the larval stage, and their injury becomes manifest
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