. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 164 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES There is room in these pages for a discussion of only a few of the more important of these, groups. Predaceous Beetles Among the notable foes of injurious insects the Pre- daceous Ground Beetles (Carabidas) hold a high rank. They are -active, voracious beetles, having hard, flattened bodies, strong legs, and large jaws. They hunt commonly upon the ground or in trees and shrubs for caterpillars and other insects that may serve as food. Cutworm
. Farm friends and farm foes : a text-book of agricultural science . Agricultural pests; Beneficial insects; Insect pests. 164 FARM FRIENDS AND FARM FOES There is room in these pages for a discussion of only a few of the more important of these, groups. Predaceous Beetles Among the notable foes of injurious insects the Pre- daceous Ground Beetles (Carabidas) hold a high rank. They are -active, voracious beetles, having hard, flattened bodies, strong legs, and large jaws. They hunt commonly upon the ground or in trees and shrubs for caterpillars and other insects that may serve as food. Cutworms, army worms, gypsy moth caterpillars, and similar grass and leaf- feeding larvae are especially likely to be caught by Ground Beetles Many Ground Beetles are black in color, but a few are greenish blue, and some are marked with golden spots. Specimens are nearly always to be found beneath boards or logs lying loosely on the soil surface. The larvae of most of these ground beetles are also pre- daceous. They are very active, and are provided with large jaws for catching and devouring their prey. The Tiger Beetles (Cicindelidae) are perhaps of less economic importance than the Ground Beetles because they. 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 Weed, Clarence Moores, 1864-1947. Boston ; New York : D. C. Heath & Co.
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