. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fig. 252. The chestnut weevil {Balanintis proboscideics Fab.). (Natural size) Fig. 253. A corn bill-bug {Sphenophoriis ochreus). (Twice natural size) (After Webster) its eggs in the strawberry buds, which it then cuts off, and the larvae feed on the develop- ing flowers, often causing serious loss. The cotton-boll weevil {Authotiovius gj-andis) is probably the most important species from an economic standpoint, causing a loss of over twenty-five million dollars annually. The most striking of all the weevils are the acorn and chestnut weevils, with snouts mu
. Elementary entomology. Entomology. Fig. 252. The chestnut weevil {Balanintis proboscideics Fab.). (Natural size) Fig. 253. A corn bill-bug {Sphenophoriis ochreus). (Twice natural size) (After Webster) its eggs in the strawberry buds, which it then cuts off, and the larvae feed on the develop- ing flowers, often causing serious loss. The cotton-boll weevil {Authotiovius gj-andis) is probably the most important species from an economic standpoint, causing a loss of over twenty-five million dollars annually. The most striking of all the weevils are the acorn and chestnut weevils, with snouts much longer than the body, enabling them to drill through the chestnut bur and de- posit the egg within the nut, in which the larva develops. Almost all of our common nuts are attacked by some species of these weevils, which often are a serious 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 Sanderson, Dwight, 1878-1944; Jackson, C. F. (Cicero Floyd), b. 1882; Metcalf Collection (North Carolina State University). NCRS. Boston, Ginn
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