. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 44 The Btjlletix. case with nearly all beetles, but notice further that there is a projec- tion on this thickened portion and that this projection is notched near the tip, so that it is divided into two points, "teeth," as they are called, one of these teeth being decidedly larger than the other. Also notice that the wing covers are smooth, except for the very fine parallel lines running lengthwise, and the downy fuzz. We know of none of our native snout-beetles of this size whose wing cove
. The Bulletin of the North Carolina Department of Agriculture. Agriculture -- North Carolina. 44 The Btjlletix. case with nearly all beetles, but notice further that there is a projec- tion on this thickened portion and that this projection is notched near the tip, so that it is divided into two points, "teeth," as they are called, one of these teeth being decidedly larger than the other. Also notice that the wing covers are smooth, except for the very fine parallel lines running lengthwise, and the downy fuzz. We know of none of our native snout-beetles of this size whose wing covers are as smooth as these and which have the two teeth on the upper part of the front leg. The Strawberry-weevil, which is very close kin to it, has only one tooth on the front leg, and the weevils which infest acorns, chestnuts and the like have only one. It is true that the plum curculio and its near relatives have two such teeth, but they have the wing covers much roughened. We have gone into these points in. Fig. 19.—Enlarged picture of adult Boll-weevil, showing hairy covering, snout, antennae, and the two small teeth or projections on the front leg. The line between the two figures indicates the actual length of the insect. (After Hunter, Bur. Ent., U. S. Dept. Agr.) some detail, for when the weevil once does appear in this State there will be need for every cotton grower to be able to distinguish it with certainty from other beetles which are like it in general appearance. The insect itself is of a chestnut brown color, sometimes almost black, but the covering of fuzz makes it look brown or almost grayish, the exact shade depending upon the extent to which the fuzz has become rubbed off. The insects are not especially active, in fact they are rather slow and clumsy walkers, and not rapid runners like some other beetles. If you examine closely, then, you may distinguish the Boll-weevil with reasonable certainty by: First, its size, about that of a house fly, with the wi
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