The green June beetle [Cotinis nitida L.] . Work of Larv/e of Green June Beetle on Lawn at Norfolk, Va. THE (iEEEN JUNE BEETLE. 9 injurin*^ vegetable aiul other crops. The female beetles are stronglyattracted to humus, decaying plants, and manure for the depositionof their eggs, but the larvse or grubs are often dii-ectly injurious toplant life by chewing tender seedlings, stems, and rootlets, e. g., asshown in Plate V, which illustrates injury to the root and stem ofcucumber. This chewing may be continued until the roots or tenderstalks become partially, if not completely, severed. The princi
The green June beetle [Cotinis nitida L.] . Work of Larv/e of Green June Beetle on Lawn at Norfolk, Va. THE (iEEEN JUNE BEETLE. 9 injurin*^ vegetable aiul other crops. The female beetles are stronglyattracted to humus, decaying plants, and manure for the depositionof their eggs, but the larvse or grubs are often dii-ectly injurious toplant life by chewing tender seedlings, stems, and rootlets, e. g., asshown in Plate V, which illustrates injury to the root and stem ofcucumber. This chewing may be continued until the roots or tenderstalks become partially, if not completely, severed. The principalinjury, however, is due to the work of the grubs in the soil, wherethey cause around the growing plants an upheaval, which disturbsthe root system mainly by depriving it of necessary moisture. Theirconstant burrowing and tunneling under the earth in fields and gar-dens also loosens the surface soil, causing it to dry out and becomeporous, and retards the groAvth of shallow-rooted plants in much thesame manner. Where larvae as well as be
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