. Eastern forest insects. Forest insects. marked irregularly with brown and white scales. Mature larvae are yellowish-white, legless, and slightly longer than the adults. The pupae are creamy-white and about as long as the adults. Winter is spent in the adult stage in the litter. Adults emerge from March to May, depending on locality, and feed on the succu- lent growth of the terminal leaders of their host, usually on the bark about 7 to 10 inches below the dormant buds. Eggs are de- posited in small punctures in the bark of the leader and hatch in a week or 10 days. The young larvae bore down
. Eastern forest insects. Forest insects. marked irregularly with brown and white scales. Mature larvae are yellowish-white, legless, and slightly longer than the adults. The pupae are creamy-white and about as long as the adults. Winter is spent in the adult stage in the litter. Adults emerge from March to May, depending on locality, and feed on the succu- lent growth of the terminal leaders of their host, usually on the bark about 7 to 10 inches below the dormant buds. Eggs are de- posited in small punctures in the bark of the leader and hatch in a week or 10 days. The young larvae bore downward side by side in a ring, feeding on the inner bark and outer wood. By late July •*»* A f. F-4S2574, 482578. 482572 Figure 75.—White-pine weevil, Pissodcs strobi: A, adult; B, infested terminal of a young white pine; C, white pines deformed by weevil attack, 210. 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 Baker, Whiteford L. (Whiteford Lee), 1903-. Washington : U. S. Dept. of Agriculture, Forest Service ; for sale by the Supt. of Docs. , U. S. G. P. O
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