. The book of corn;. Corn. 262 THE BOOK OF CORN The Larger Cornstalk Borer—In general appear- ance it is a white six-footed caterpillar, ordinarily with dark-brown spots, boring into the stalks of young corn, causing more or less distortion of the plants, and seriously reducing the yield. The larva bores into old stalks, later working down into the tap root and passing the winter in a channel near the surface of the ground or a little below, transforming in the spring to a brown moth. This insect is thought to be identical with the sugar-cane borer of Louisiana and the West. Fig 69—The Army Wo
. The book of corn;. Corn. 262 THE BOOK OF CORN The Larger Cornstalk Borer—In general appear- ance it is a white six-footed caterpillar, ordinarily with dark-brown spots, boring into the stalks of young corn, causing more or less distortion of the plants, and seriously reducing the yield. The larva bores into old stalks, later working down into the tap root and passing the winter in a channel near the surface of the ground or a little below, transforming in the spring to a brown moth. This insect is thought to be identical with the sugar-cane borer of Louisiana and the West. Fig 69—The Army Worm ^.oth above, pupa beljw, and egiis in natural position in a grass leaf—all natu- ral size (after Conistock) Indies. It occurs all through the southern states, west to Kansas, and as far north as Maryland along the north shore of the Potomac river. The adult insect issues from the old cornstalks in the spring. Soon after the young com comes up it lays its eggs upon the leaves near the axils, and the larva upon hatching penetrates the stalk at or near the joint and commence-? to tunnel, usually upward through the pith. When ready to transform it bores to the surface of the stalk, making a hole for the exit of the future moth, then. 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 Myrick, Herbert, 1860-1927, [from old catalog] ed. New York, Chicago, Orange Judd company
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