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. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . ich visit usin such hordesin the summernights. Theeggs of theseinsects are gen-erally laid in thefall, in light,sandy soil, andremain until spring, when they hatch and the young begin to eat, grow, and molt,until they attain their growth and their wings later in the summer,when they become very much in evidence. They are serious pests,being omnivorous feeders, and will devour anything in their way. Ifthey secure entrance to the house, which they often do, cotton andwoolen fa
. Appendix to the Journals of the Senate and Assembly of the ... session of the Legislature of the State of California . ich visit usin such hordesin the summernights. Theeggs of theseinsects are gen-erally laid in thefall, in light,sandy soil, andremain until spring, when they hatch and the young begin to eat, grow, and molt,until they attain their growth and their wings later in the summer,when they become very much in evidence. They are serious pests,being omnivorous feeders, and will devour anything in their way. Ifthey secure entrance to the house, which they often do, cotton andwoolen fabrics alike will be damaged by them. They are in no waychoice in the matter of diet and do not turn away from their own kind,but will devour each other with avidity and a keen relish. 3. Tree Crickets, which are found on trees and shrubs, as a rule,although they are sometimes found on grass and herbs. They aredelicate and rather small insects, as compared with other members ofthe family. In laying her eggs the female cuts a groove in the tendercanes of raspberry and blackberry vines, or of fruit trees, and in these. FIG. 38. Stridulating organs of Microcentrum laurifoliuiu. A, dorsalaspect of file, (st) when the tegrnina are closed; B, ventral aspectof left tegmen to show file; C, dorsal (aspect of right tegmen toshow scraper (s). 70 REPORT OF THE COMMISSIONER OP HORTICUI/TURE.
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