. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. T". Fig. 37. The development of the Squash Bug. (a) The bug soon after it escapes from the egg ; (b) the bug after the first moult; (c) the bug after the second moult; (d) the bug after the third moult; (e) the bug after the fourth moult; and (/) the adult bug after the fifth moult. (Original.)] ,.~T " " "? information about this common in- sect by several teachers who had been induced to introduce object lessons of such a nature into their schools. It ap- pears that the lessons
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. T". Fig. 37. The development of the Squash Bug. (a) The bug soon after it escapes from the egg ; (b) the bug after the first moult; (c) the bug after the second moult; (d) the bug after the third moult; (e) the bug after the fourth moult; and (/) the adult bug after the fifth moult. (Original.)] ,.~T " " "? information about this common in- sect by several teachers who had been induced to introduce object lessons of such a nature into their schools. It ap- pears that the lessons were helpful to many teachers, for frequent requests were made for the article during the past year. Believing that an informa- tion-article on some other common in- sect would be acceptable, the writer ventures again to outline a few lessons on the common Squash Bug of our cucumber and melon patches. Occurrence. Who has not seen the dull, smoky-brown insect or bug which hides under the wilted leaves of squash and cucumber in late summer ? Or who has not thrown the bug down in disgust when the penetrating foul odour reached his nostrils 1 In the dead of winter one frequently comes across these bugs in crevices and cor- ners of outbuildings and sheds, where they live in a torpid condition far into the warm weather of the next season. If outbuildings are not to be found the Squash Bugs hide under rubbish, bark and chips, which are usually present in carelessly kept gardens. General Characters. When one can examine these bugs in spite of the offensivenef 8 of the odour, many charac- teristic features will be revealed. The three pairs of legs, the two pairs of dark wings, a pair of feelers or antennae, and the three divisions into head, thorax and abdomen (fig. 37, f) can be readily distin- guished, and the thoughtful student will see at once that so far as the major characters are concerned the Squash Bug is similar to the Cabbage Butterily. It is only when the minor characters,
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