. Fig. 3.—The dock false-worm: a, Adult fly, twice enlarged; b, adult female, much enlarged; c, anal segments of female showing OA'ipositor; d, tarsus of hind leg of female. (Original.) LIFE HISTORY AND HABITS. METHODS OF STUDY. In studying the life history of the dock false-worm, rearings were made in an outdoor insectary with a roof but no sides. In order to rear the larvae under conditions as nearly normal as possible, they were kept on living plants. Small plants of the common curly dock (Rumex crispus) and of the wild buckwheat {Polygonum convolvulus) were potted in tin cans. After being
. Fig. 3.—The dock false-worm: a, Adult fly, twice enlarged; b, adult female, much enlarged; c, anal segments of female showing OA'ipositor; d, tarsus of hind leg of female. (Original.) LIFE HISTORY AND HABITS. METHODS OF STUDY. In studying the life history of the dock false-worm, rearings were made in an outdoor insectary with a roof but no sides. In order to rear the larvae under conditions as nearly normal as possible, they were kept on living plants. Small plants of the common curly dock (Rumex crispus) and of the wild buckwheat {Polygonum convolvulus) were potted in tin cans. After being kept in a cool place for a few days, with plenty of water, these plants appeared normal and made regular growth throughout the season, some of them even producing flowering stalks. The dock plants were by far the most
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