. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Ontario. 21 When the plum is as large as a good-sized pea, the female beetle bores a hole in the side, deposits an egg in it, and then cuts a crescent- shaped slit beside it so as to undermine the egg and prevent its being crushed by the growth of the fruit. The tiny grub that hatches from it buries itself in the green flesh and devours the greater part of it, especi- ally around the stone. The injury causes the plum to fall prematurely to the ground ; the grub then completes its growth, buries itself in the earth, transforms into the chrysalis state and finally deve
. Bulletin. Agriculture -- Ontario. 21 When the plum is as large as a good-sized pea, the female beetle bores a hole in the side, deposits an egg in it, and then cuts a crescent- shaped slit beside it so as to undermine the egg and prevent its being crushed by the growth of the fruit. The tiny grub that hatches from it buries itself in the green flesh and devours the greater part of it, especi- ally around the stone. The injury causes the plum to fall prematurely to the ground ; the grub then completes its growth, buries itself in the earth, transforms into the chrysalis state and finally develops into a 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 Ontario. Dept. of Agriculture. Toronto : The Dept.
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