. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. 24 INJURIOUS INSECTS OF Fig. 13. Rocky Mountain Locust; a, a, a, females laying eggs; 6, egg-pod with bro- ken end, taken from ground; c, eggs taken from pod; d, e, egg-pods in place below surface of ground; /, place where an egg-pod is buried. Remedies.—There are several natural enemies of the Rocky Mountain Locust which do good work in keeping the pest down. A minute, red mite fastens itself on the body near the base of the wings and sucks its blood; several flies are parasitic upon it, and birds eat the locusts with relish. The ar
. Common injurious insects of Kansas. Insect pests. 24 INJURIOUS INSECTS OF Fig. 13. Rocky Mountain Locust; a, a, a, females laying eggs; 6, egg-pod with bro- ken end, taken from ground; c, eggs taken from pod; d, e, egg-pods in place below surface of ground; /, place where an egg-pod is buried. Remedies.—There are several natural enemies of the Rocky Mountain Locust which do good work in keeping the pest down. A minute, red mite fastens itself on the body near the base of the wings and sucks its blood; several flies are parasitic upon it, and birds eat the locusts with relish. The artificial remedies are most effective when applied to the young or unfledged (wingless) lo- custs, and will be discussed under the head of "Injurious Grass- ; Kansas Notes.—The State was invaded by the Rocky Mountain Locust in 1866. In 1868 a few (comparatively).locusts descended in Riley county. In 1874 another great invasion occurred, and the next spring much harm was done by young hatching from eggs deposited the previous fall by the invaders. As soon as these young acquired wings, however, about June 1, they flew away to the northwest, attempting to return to their native hab- itat. In 1876 fresh swarms appeared from the northwest, and great injury was done. We have now gone so long without hearing from our voracious friends of the northwest, that it is probable that changed condi- tions, such as the increase of the food-supply in their breeding region, etc., render unnecessary any further straying from home in search of Kansas corn. It is certainly most devoutly to be hoped that such is the case. An occasional "grasshopper scare" in western Kansas keeps alive the remembrance of the early troubles, but these " scares". 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 work
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