Corn secrets . Fig. 18 (d) the ant which cares for the egg and lice and in turn receives a portion of itsfood from the lice; (c) females of the late summer and autumn generationswhich lay eggs that hatch early the following spring. Fig. 18.—The ants carry the lice to the roots of the corn. The earlyspring generation of lice are helpless, depending for existence on the care giventhem by the ants. CORN SECRETS 41 Fig. 19. Corn Ear-Worm.—An ear of sweet corn with the husks strippedback showing the ear-worm and its work.

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