. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. LABGE TTORMS BORIXG IX BVD OR FRUIT 211 The Cowpea Curculio (Chalcodcrmus a'ncus Boh.) The pods of cowpeas are punctured, and earl>' in the spring young cotton phints are injm-ed, by the feeding of tliis beetle. The immature stage or grub lives witliin tlie growing " peas," and ruins them for seed. The adult beetle is one fourth of an inch long, bronze black, its thorax and wing covers deeply pitted. When working on cotton, the beetles puncture the tender stems. The insect lubernates as an adult.
. Injurious insects : how to recognize and control them . Insect pests; Insect pests. LABGE TTORMS BORIXG IX BVD OR FRUIT 211 The Cowpea Curculio (Chalcodcrmus a'ncus Boh.) The pods of cowpeas are punctured, and earl>' in the spring young cotton phints are injm-ed, by the feeding of tliis beetle. The immature stage or grub lives witliin tlie growing " peas," and ruins them for seed. The adult beetle is one fourth of an inch long, bronze black, its thorax and wing covers deeply pitted. When working on cotton, the beetles puncture the tender stems. The insect lubernates as an adult. Eggs are laid in cowpeas as soon as the pods are large enough. The larva enters the ground to pupate. Xo direct control measm'es are known. If cowpeas are badly in- fested, it is unwise to follow with cotton in the same field. The Corn Ear-worm (Hcliothis obsolita Fab.) S^^^om^ns: The Cotton Boll-worm: the Tomato Fruit-worm; the Tobacco False Budworm Widespiread injury to valuable garden and field crops is due to the ravages of this insect. The full-grown worm is variable in markings, but usuall^A' is duU greenish or brownish in color, with indistinct stripes or spots, and is. Fig. 203. — Larva and work of the Corn Ear-worm. Reduced to one half natural size. Original. about \i inches long. It is naked, and the skin looks somewhat greasy, hke that of cutworms. On corn the woniLS feed in the voung kernels and eat the tender. 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 O'Kane, Walter Collins, b. 1877. New York : The Macmillan Company
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