Half hours with insects . American Silk Worm, Packard.] INSECTS OF THE EOEEST. 247 material, we may refer to the case of the tiny acorn moth,which Mr. Riley tells us takes up its abode in the deserted,worm-eaten acorn, feeding upon the crumbs left by the3oung weevil. The caterpillar secures itself against in-truders by closing with a strong covering of silk the holewhich its predecessor had made in its egress. The locust tree has, among a dozen or more insects knownto prey upon it, been nearly exterminated by the well-known borer. The beetle (Fig. 187, Clytus rohinioe; a,larva ; 6, pupa) is kn
Half hours with insects . American Silk Worm, Packard.] INSECTS OF THE EOEEST. 247 material, we may refer to the case of the tiny acorn moth,which Mr. Riley tells us takes up its abode in the deserted,worm-eaten acorn, feeding upon the crumbs left by the3oung weevil. The caterpillar secures itself against in-truders by closing with a strong covering of silk the holewhich its predecessor had made in its egress. The locust tree has, among a dozen or more insects knownto prey upon it, been nearly exterminated by the well-known borer. The beetle (Fig. 187, Clytus rohinioe; a,larva ; 6, pupa) is known by its bright yellow trappings,and the yellow W on the base of its wing-covers. It is veryabundant on the flowers of the golden rod in beetle lays its eggs on the bark and the young borer Fig. 18G Fig. 187. Chestnut Weevil. Locust Tree Borer. makes its way under the ])ark upwards into the wood, eject-ing the chips and castings through an orifice in the vigilance should be the watchword in dealing withthe locust borer. Its presence may always be known by thelittle pile of dust at its door, and a wire thrust up its burrowwill destroy the worm. It would be an excellent plan tohave a growth of golden rods near the locust grove. Thesewill toll the beetles in great numbers, when the}^ can beplucked off and destroyed. In the middle states the locust,which there tln-ivcs better than in the north, is often defoli-ated by a leaf-mining ])eetle, a kind of Hispa. But the pride of our lawns and roadsides is the tree we regard with a special reverence. Not so the 23 248 HALF HOUES WITH INSECTS. [Packakd. insects, for they war upon it with a savage disregard of theproprieties of life. The plant lice infest it by millions,puncturing the leaves with their tiny beaks, curling them up
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