. Circular. Insect pests; Insect pests. the leaf weevil from subjugating or exterminating the midge, by causing the death of the young weevils. All of this conflict is going on to a greater or less degree each year in the clover fields of the farmer, and for the most part without his knowledge; nevertheless he is a gainer or a loser in proportion as each insect increases or decreases in abundance. A knowledge of these conditions will better enable him to devise practical means to protect his crop and avoid loss. THE CLOVER-FLOWER MIDGE. (DaSyneura \_Cecidomyia\ leguminicola Lint.) This minute
. Circular. Insect pests; Insect pests. the leaf weevil from subjugating or exterminating the midge, by causing the death of the young weevils. All of this conflict is going on to a greater or less degree each year in the clover fields of the farmer, and for the most part without his knowledge; nevertheless he is a gainer or a loser in proportion as each insect increases or decreases in abundance. A knowledge of these conditions will better enable him to devise practical means to protect his crop and avoid loss. THE CLOVER-FLOWER MIDGE. (DaSyneura \_Cecidomyia\ leguminicola Lint.) This minute insect, shown in figures 2 and â ">. is a near relative of the wheat which it re- sembles in form and color. The larva, or maggot, also bears a similar resemblance in shape and color; hence farmers, in searching for the clover-flower midge, should look for something very like what has been long, though erroneously, known as the " red weevil " in wheat, and will frequently find it in suffi- cient abundance among the hulled clover seed to attract their attention. In drawing in clover hay these maggots are frequently shaken from the cured blossoms in such numbers that the bottoms of the wagon racks become literally covered witli their reddish 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 United States. Bureau of Entomology. Washington, D. C. : The Bureau
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