. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Clover-leaf beetle, Phytonomus punclatus.—a, egg; b, b, larvae feeding; c, very young larva;/", cocoon, its net-like character shown at ,^ ,• /?, pupa; i, beetle, on clover-stalk; k, same, enlarged ; other letters refer to structural details. covers, and a short, stout beak. The larva is green, its form well shown in the figure, and it feeds chiefly at night, eating irregular holes in the leaves. When full grown it forms a peculiar net-like cocoon at or a little beneath the surface of the ground and pupates, becoming adult a few days
. Economic entomology for the farmer and fruit-grower . Clover-leaf beetle, Phytonomus punclatus.—a, egg; b, b, larvae feeding; c, very young larva;/", cocoon, its net-like character shown at ,^ ,• /?, pupa; i, beetle, on clover-stalk; k, same, enlarged ; other letters refer to structural details. covers, and a short, stout beak. The larva is green, its form well shown in the figure, and it feeds chiefly at night, eating irregular holes in the leaves. When full grown it forms a peculiar net-like cocoon at or a little beneath the surface of the ground and pupates, becoming adult a few days thereafter. The insects hibernate in the larval stage, and their injury becomes manifest
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