. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 7.—The Blue Asparagus Beetle. Enlarged 8 times. (After Chittenden, Dept. Agric.) Fig. 8.—The 12-Spotted Asparagus Beetle. En- larged 8 times). After Chittenden, 'Dept. Agric.) Both beetles are often to be found on the same plant and may easily be re- cognized, one (fig. 8) being of a reddish-orange colour with 12 round black spots on the wing covers; the other (fig. 7) is of a shining blue-black colour with white blotches on the wing-covers. These vary a good deal in size and shape an
. Annual report. Entomological Society of Ontario; Insect pests; Insects -- Ontario Periodicals. Fig. 7.—The Blue Asparagus Beetle. Enlarged 8 times. (After Chittenden, Dept. Agric.) Fig. 8.—The 12-Spotted Asparagus Beetle. En- larged 8 times). After Chittenden, 'Dept. Agric.) Both beetles are often to be found on the same plant and may easily be re- cognized, one (fig. 8) being of a reddish-orange colour with 12 round black spots on the wing covers; the other (fig. 7) is of a shining blue-black colour with white blotches on the wing-covers. These vary a good deal in size and shape and sometimes form a cross of the ground colour on the back. They I* the winter in the adult state and are ready to attack the asparagus shoots. 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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