The Horned Larks and Their Relation to Agriculture . [NJURI0U8 [N8ECT8 EATEN. 25. a c [mbricated-snoul beetle (Epicxrua imbricatus). JPron attacks clover. Both ! these beetles are eaten by the horned potato stalk borer {Trichabavis trinotatd), the nut weevils, andgrain weevils are all taken. Weevils in the larks <liet take the placeof grasshoppers, whichare the predominant element of the insect foodof granivorous birds. The percentage of grasshoppers eaten by the larks. ), is somewhat more than half that of the weevils consumed. In August and September, the months during which g
The Horned Larks and Their Relation to Agriculture . [NJURI0U8 [N8ECT8 EATEN. 25. a c [mbricated-snoul beetle (Epicxrua imbricatus). JPron attacks clover. Both ! these beetles are eaten by the horned potato stalk borer {Trichabavis trinotatd), the nut weevils, andgrain weevils are all taken. Weevils in the larks <liet take the placeof grasshoppers, whichare the predominant element of the insect foodof granivorous birds. The percentage of grasshoppers eaten by the larks. ), is somewhat more than half that of the weevils consumed. In August and September, the months during which grasshoppersare most abundant, and , are con-sumed by hornedlarks. Grasshopperswere obtained in every month in the yearexcept November,December, and Janu-ary. During thegreat invasions of ,i Chittenden, Bureau of Entomology.) oeusts that have oc-curred in the United States horned larks have been efficient in theirdestruction, and they are reported to have eaten both eggs and , cocoons, and adults of lepidoptera are eaten
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