. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. Fig. Fig. 46. Fig. 48. the scales of the florets of the spike of wheat. In a little over a week these tiny eggs hatch into transparent yellowish grubs which darken in colour as they grow older until they acquire the reddish orange colour, from which they take their names, the Red or Orange Maggot of the Wheat. As soon as the little maggots hatch they at once attack the young forming grain. Gnawing through the skin they suck out the juice of the " berry," close against which they lie, and prevent it from fi
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects. Fig. Fig. 46. Fig. 48. the scales of the florets of the spike of wheat. In a little over a week these tiny eggs hatch into transparent yellowish grubs which darken in colour as they grow older until they acquire the reddish orange colour, from which they take their names, the Red or Orange Maggot of the Wheat. As soon as the little maggots hatch they at once attack the young forming grain. Gnawing through the skin they suck out the juice of the " berry," close against which they lie, and prevent it from filling out proporly and giving it the shrivelled appearance known amongst millers as " ; When full grown the maggots (Fig. 48) either work their way up between the scales of chaff and drop to the ground, where they pass the winter, or they remain in the ears of wheat and are harvested with them. Those that fall to the ground penetrate about an inch beneath the surface where they spin a small cocoon of exceeding thinness, inside which 7 (EN.). 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 Entomological Society of Ontario; Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto, The Society
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