. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). *":?•*''.'-'^ U'^H-i'^'tY '? -' *>' >-it*ff*^^^^'y*"' \r'v '* Fig. 612. Pastlke Di:sTi!UYL;u isx (Kiiig;lii I') Under New York conditions, the army-worm passes the winter in the caterpillar stage, usually partly grown but sometimes nearly mature. These caterpillars complete their growth in the spring and when mature burrow an inch or two into the soil and there transform to brownish pupae about three-quarters of an inch in length. The spring brood of moths emerge durin
. Annual report of the Commissioner of Agriculture ... Agriculture -- New York (State). *":?•*''.'-'^ U'^H-i'^'tY '? -' *>' >-it*ff*^^^^'y*"' \r'v '* Fig. 612. Pastlke Di:sTi!UYL;u isx (Kiiig;lii I') Under New York conditions, the army-worm passes the winter in the caterpillar stage, usually partly grown but sometimes nearly mature. These caterpillars complete their growth in the spring and when mature burrow an inch or two into the soil and there transform to brownish pupae about three-quarters of an inch in length. The spring brood of moths emerge during June. The moth (Fig. 613) has an expanse of about one and three-quarters inches. The fore wings are clay or fawn-colored and have a disr- tinct white spot near the center. The hind wings are brownish with black veins. The female deposits her eggs in rows of from ten to sixty on the inner side of the sheath at the base of grass or. 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 New York (State). Dept. of Agriculture; New York State Agricultural Experiment Station; Cornell University. Agricultural Experiment Station. Albany : State of New York, Dept. of Agriculture
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