. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals; Fertilizers -- Analysis Periodicals. 20 Chrysomelids, carrion beetles and miscellaneous l)eetles form one per cent each of the total stomach contents. The Chrysomelidae as a whole are leaf-eaters and include such injurious species as the potato beetle and striped cucumber beetle, both of which were ident- ified in the stomachs. The carricjn beetles, while of no great economic importance are sometimes indirectly helpful to man since they contribute somewhat to his comfort by seeking out and burying carrion that might wWf/"sw?//?v^r othe
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Massachusetts Periodicals; Fertilizers -- Analysis Periodicals. 20 Chrysomelids, carrion beetles and miscellaneous l)eetles form one per cent each of the total stomach contents. The Chrysomelidae as a whole are leaf-eaters and include such injurious species as the potato beetle and striped cucumber beetle, both of which were ident- ified in the stomachs. The carricjn beetles, while of no great economic importance are sometimes indirectly helpful to man since they contribute somewhat to his comfort by seeking out and burying carrion that might wWf/"sw?//?v^r otherwise be offensive. For this reason they maybe â considered as beneficial insects and their destruction as counting slightly against the toad. The miscellaneous beetles include scatter- ing representatives of many families and, aside from a few Cocci- â nellids, are of no particular importance from an economic standpoint. Fig. 15. Megilla muculata. Fig. 16. CocriveUd â Of the Lepidoptera, but few mature insects were found in the «tomachs examined. One crambid and four noctuid moths represent the total imagoes. Lepidoi)terous larvae, however, form the cliief food (twenty-eight \)ev cent), for the whole season. They may be â divided into three g]-ou{)s : cut worms, sixteen per cent; tent cater- pillars, nine per cent; and miscellaneous larvae, three per cent. Among the latter such injurious species as antiopa^ Por- thetria dispar, Fi/rophiht pi/ramidoides and Paleacriia veriiala vvei'c â often present. It would seem as if the armor of the \^iness:i larva. 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 Hatch Experiment Station. [S. l. : s. n. ]
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