. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 102. — Larva; of the Smaller Corn Stalk- borer. Fio. 103.—Adult of the Smaller Corn Stalk-borer. Original. grown, light greenish in color, its back marked with nine fine, reddish hnes, somewhat interrupted at each segment. It works within the stalk, but makes three or four holes to the surface, here and there, through which it pushes out excrement. The adult moth expands three quarters of an inch. Hibernation may take place as adult, as larva in the stalks, or as pupa in the ground. The means
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. Fig. 102. — Larva; of the Smaller Corn Stalk- borer. Fio. 103.—Adult of the Smaller Corn Stalk-borer. Original. grown, light greenish in color, its back marked with nine fine, reddish hnes, somewhat interrupted at each segment. It works within the stalk, but makes three or four holes to the surface, here and there, through which it pushes out excrement. The adult moth expands three quarters of an inch. Hibernation may take place as adult, as larva in the stalks, or as pupa in the ground. The means of control include rotation of crops, prompt destruction of the remnants of infested stalks, and fall plowing and cultivation. The Clover Stem-borer (Languria mozardi Latr.) Tiny grubs are found boring inside the stems of clover. They are the larvse of a beetle, one third of an inch long, with dark blue wing covers and a red head and thorax. Where clover is regularly mowed Fig. 104.—Work of the Clover S t e m-b o r e r. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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